Fungal and mycotoxin contamination in Bt maize and non-Bt maize grown in Argentina

World Mycotoxin Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-60

  Barros, G ^a   Magnoli, C ^a   Reynoso, M ^a   Ramirez, M ^a   Farnochi, M ^a   Torres, A ^a   Dalcero, M ^a   Sequeira, J ^b   Rubinstein, C ^b   Chulze, S ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^b MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Deoxynivalenol; Fumonisin; Transgenic maize

Indexed keywords

FUMONISIN; FUMONISIN B1; FUMONISIN B2; FUMONISIN B3; FUNGICIDE; TEBUCONAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOMITOXIN;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUSARIUM; GENOTYPE; HARVEST; HYBRID; MAIZE; PENICILLIUM; PLANT FUNGUS INTERACTION; PLANT GROWTH;

FUSARIUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 67949109423     PISSN: 18750710     EISSN: 18750796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/WMJ2008.1029     Document Type: Article

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