Occurrence of aflatoxins in maize grains from central areas of Punjab, Pakistan

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 571-575

  Ahsan, Sabahat ^a   Bhatti, Ijaz Ahmad ^a   Asi, Muhammad Rafique ^b   Bhatti, Haq Nawaz ^a   Sheikh, Munir Ahmad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b NUCLEAR INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGY NIAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Maize grains; Mycotoxins; RP HPLC

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUSARIUM; NOMIUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77956807566     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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