Insect-fungal infestation of stored grains of pearl millet and its impact on aflatoxin production

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section B - Biological Sciences

Volumn 78, Issue PART 4, 2008, Pages 331-337

  Raghavender, C R ^a   Reddy, B N ^a   Rani, G S ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Insect fungus infestation; Pearl millet; Storage

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CORCYRA CEPHALONICA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; PENICILLIUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; RHYZOPERTHA DOMINICA; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 72149111244     PISSN: 03698211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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