Effect of plant density on toxigenic fungal infection and mycotoxin contamination of maize kernels

Field Crops Research

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 234-241

  Blandino, Massimo ^a   Reyneri, Amedeo ^a   Vanara, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Maize; Mycotoxins; Plant density; Toxigenic fungi

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CONTAMINATION; DISEASES; FUNGI; HARVESTING; TOXICITY;

MAIZE KERNELS; MYCOTOXINS; PLANT DENSITY; TOXIGENIC FUNGI;

CROPS;

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DENSITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; GROWTH RESPONSE; HYBRID; MAIZE; TOXIN;

EMBRYOPHYTA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 39149105279     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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