Natural occurrence of Fusarium species in maize kernels at Gholestan province in northern Iran

Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1276-1281

  Aliakbari, Farhang ^a   Mirabolfathy, Mansooreh ^b   Emami, Masoud ^a   Mazhar, Seyedeh Flour ^a   Karami Osboo, Rouhollah ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Plant and Pests Research Institute   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fusarium; Gholestan; Iran; Maize

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM CULMORUM; FUSARIUM EQUISETI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM POAE; FUSARIUM PROLIFERATUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 36849074367     PISSN: 16823974     EISSN: 18125697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2007.1276.1281     Document Type: Article

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