Population dynamics of Aspergillus flavus in the air of an intensively cultivated region of south-west Arizona

Plant Pathology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 422-433

  Bock, C H ^a,d   Mackey, B ^b   Cotty, P J ^c  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin management; Agricultural dust; Epidemiology; Spore sampling

Indexed keywords

AEROBIOLOGY; AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FUNGUS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MICROPUS;

EID: 4444333959     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0032-0862.2004.01015.x     Document Type: Article

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