Aflatoxin accumulation in conventional and transgenic corn hybrids infested with southwestern corn borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 227-236

  Williams, W Paul ^a   Windham, Gary L ^a   Buckley, Paul M ^a   Daves, Christopher A ^a  

^a USDA ARS Corn Host Plant Resistance Research Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus flavus; Bacillus thuringiensis; Corn; Crambidae; Diatraea grandiosella; Lepidoptera; Southwestern corn borer; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CRAMBINAE; DIATRAEA GRANDIOSELLA; FUNGI; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 5344264022     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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