Assessment of mycoflora and aflatoxin contamination of stored wheat grains

International Food Research Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-81

  Maliha, R ^a   Samina, K ^b   Najma, A ^a  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

A. parasiticus; AFPA; Aspergillus flavus; ELIZA; Mycotoxin; Percent recovery method; Spiked control

Indexed keywords

ACREMONIUM (ASCOMYCOTA); ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CLADOSPORIUM; COCHLIOBOLUS; COCHLIOBOLUS LUNATUS; DAVIDIELLA TASSIANA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM CULMORUM; GALACTOMYCES GEOTRICHUM; HELMINTHOSPORIUM; HUMICOLA; HYPHOMYCETES; MUCOR; NIGROSPORA; PENICILLIUM; RHIZOCTONIA; RHIZOPUS ORYZAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77951728698     PISSN: 19854668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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