Aflatoxin and fumonisin contamination of cassava products and maize grain from markets in Tanzania and republic of the Congo

Toxin Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 63-69

  Manjula, K ^a   Hell, K ^b   Fandohan, P ^c   Abass, A ^d   Bandyopadhyay, R ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b International Institute of Tropical Agriculture IITA   (Benin)

^c National Institute of Agricultural Research of Benin   (Benin)

^d International Institute of Tropical Agriculture   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

A. flavus; Aflatoxin; Cassava maize; Fumonisin; Fusarium spp.

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; FUMONISIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CASSAVA; CONGO; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOUR; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL PLANT DISEASE; FUSARIUM; GRAIN; HEALTH HAZARD; MAIZE; TANZANIA;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 72149085698     PISSN: 15569543     EISSN: 15569551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15569540802462214     Document Type: Article

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