Mycotoxin contamination of commercially important agricultural commodities

Toxin Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 154-168

  Reddy, K R N ^a   Abbas, H K ^b   Abel, C A ^b   Shier, W T ^c   Oliveira, C A F ^d   Raghavender, C R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Agricultural commodities; Fungi; Mycotoxins

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXIN B2; AFLATOXIN G1; AFLATOXIN G2; CYCLOPIAZONIC ACID; FUMONISIN B1; FUMONISIN B2; HT 2 TOXIN; MYCOTOXIN; OCHRATOXIN; PATULIN; T 2 TOXIN; VOMITOXIN; ZEARALENONE;

AGRICULTURE; ASPERGILLUS; CROP; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT JUICE; FUSARIUM; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH HAZARD; LEGUME; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PEARL MILLET; PENICILLIUM; PLANT SEED; REVIEW; RICE; SORGHUM; SPICE;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 72149134878     PISSN: 15569543     EISSN: 15569551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15569540903092050     Document Type: Review

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