Characteristics and sorting of white food corn contaminated with mycotoxins

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 109-113

  Pearson, Tom C ^a   Wicklow, Donald T ^a   Brabec, Daniel L ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; BGYF; Fumonisin; Penicillium rubrum; Size

Indexed keywords

BGYF; DUAL WAVELENGTH; FUMONISIN; HIGH-SPEED; INSECT FEEDING; LOW LEVEL; ONE-PASS; OPTICAL SORTERS;

BASIC OXYGEN CONVERTERS; FLUORESCENCE; METAL REFINERIES; METALLURGICAL FURNACES;

AFLATOXINS;

HEXAPODA; PENICILLIUM PURPUROGENUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77949283883     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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