Incidence of zearalenone and fumonisins in Bulgarian cereal production

Food Control

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 362-365

  Manova, Radostina ^a   Mladenova, Rositsa ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOIL SCIENCE   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Fumonisins; Mycotoxins; Small grain cereals; Zearalenone

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 54949154504     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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