Survey of the market diseases and aflatoxin contamination of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum MILL) fruits in Sokoto, northwestern Nigeria

Nutrition & Food Science

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 72-76

  Muhammad, S ^a   Shehu, K ^a   Amusa, N A ^b  

^a USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Contamination; Fruits; Fungi; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049102117     PISSN: 00346659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00346650410529032     Document Type: Article

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