Emerging issues of HT-2 and T-2 toxins in European cereal production

World Mycotoxin Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 173-179

  Edwards, S G ^a   Barrier Guillot, B ^b   Clasen, P E ^c   Hietaniemi, V ^d   Pettersson, H ^e  

^a HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ARVALIS Institut du Vegetal   (France)

^c NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^d FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fusarium langsethiae; HT 2; T 2; Trichothecene

Indexed keywords

HT 2 TOXIN; T 2 TOXIN; VOMITOXIN;

AGRICULTURE; AGRONOMY; BARLEY; BEER; BREWING; CEREAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; EUROPE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PROCESSING; FRANCE; FUSARIUM; MALTING; OAT; WHEAT;

AVENA; FUSARIUM LANGSETHIAE; HORDEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 70350345804     PISSN: 18750710     EISSN: 18750796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/WMJ2008.1126     Document Type: Conference Paper

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