Mycoflora of poultry feeds and mycotoxins producing potential of Aspergillus species

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 427-434

  Saleemi, Muhammad Kashif ^a   Khan, Muhammad Zargham ^a   Khan, Ahrar ^a   Javed, Ijaz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CARBONARIUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; PENICILLIUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 77949686982     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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