Real-time PCR and agar plating method to predict fusarium verticillioides and fumonisin B1 content in Nigerian maize

Journal of Plant Protection Research

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 399-404

  Adejumo, Timothy ^a   Hettwer, Ursula ^b   Nutz, Sabine ^b   Karlovsky, Petr ^b  

^a ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fumonisin; Fusarium verticillioides; Maize; Mycotoxins; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77649125769     PISSN: 14274345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10045-009-0063-8     Document Type: Article

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