Biological control of aspergillus flavus growth and subsequent aflatoxin B1 production in sorghum grains

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 27, 2010, Pages 4247-4250

  Reddy, K R N ^a   Raghavender, C R ^b   Reddy, B N ^b   Salleh, B ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

AFB1; Aspergillus flavus; Biological control; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FUNGAL PLANT DISEASE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS; SORGHUM; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; FUNGI; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE;

EID: 77954867442     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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