Mycoflora of maize harvested from Iran and imported maize

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 4432-4437

  Khosravi, Ali Reza ^a,c   Mansouri, Mahdi ^b   Bahonar, Ali Reza ^a   Shokri, Hojjatollah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aspergillus flavus; Food control; Fusarium verticillioides; Maize; Mycoflora

Indexed keywords

ABSIDIA; ALTERNARIA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS SP.; CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM SP.; GEOTRICHUM; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; MUCOR; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM SP.; RHIZOPUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 37349113071     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.4432.4437     Document Type: Article

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