Influence of agricultural practices on Fusarium infection, fumonisin and deoxynivalenol contamination of maize kernels

World Mycotoxin Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 409-418

  Blandino, M ^a   Reyneri, A ^a   Vanara, F ^a   Tamietti, G ^a   Pietri, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Combined crop techniques; Deoxynivalenol; Fumonisin; Fusarium ear rot; Maize

Indexed keywords

FUMONISIN; INSECTICIDE; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; VOMITOXIN;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP MANAGEMENT; EAR ROT; EUROPEAN CORN BORER; FUSARIOSIS; HARVEST PERIOD; HYBRID; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; ITALY; LARVA; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PLANT DENSITY; SEED KERNEL; SOWING DATE;

FUSARIUM; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 70449629442     PISSN: 18750710     EISSN: 18750796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/WMJ2008.1098     Document Type: Article

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