Relationship between management practices, fungal infection and aflatoxin for stored maize in Benin

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 151, Issue 11-12, 2003, Pages 690-698

  Hell, K ^a   Cardwell, K F ^a,b   Poehling, H M ^a,c  

^a International Institute of Tropical Agriculture   (South Africa)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crop rotation; Damage; Distribution; Variety; West Africa

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; FUNGAL DISEASE; MAIZE; STORAGE; TOXIN;

AFRICA; BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 4644304275     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0434.2003.00792.x     Document Type: Article

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