Dynamics of mycotoxin and Aspergillus flavus levels in aging Bt and non-Bt corn residues under Mississippi no-till conditions

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 7578-7585

  Abbas, Hamed K ^a   Accinelli, Cesare ^b   Zablotowicz, Robert M ^a   Abel, Craig A ^a   Bruns, H Arnold ^a   Dong, Yanhong ^c   Shier, W Thomas ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus flavus; Bt corn; Crop residues; Cyclopiazonic acid; Fumonisin; Trichothecenes; Zearalenone

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENDOTOXIN; FUMONISIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; MYCOTOXIN;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; MAIZE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SEASON; TIME; TRANSGENIC PLANT; UNITED STATES;

AFLATOXINS; AGRICULTURE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENDOTOXINS; FUMONISINS; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; MISSISSIPPI; MYCOTOXINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SEASONS; SEEDS; TIME FACTORS; ZEA MAYS;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 51649094105     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf801771a     Document Type: Article

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