Comparison of the side-needle and knife techniques for inducing Aspergillus flavus infection and aflatoxin accumulation in corn hybrids

Toxin Reviews

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 123-129

  Henry, W Brien ^a   Krakowsky, Matt D ^a   Windham, Gary L ^a   Williams, W Paul ^a   Scully, Brian T ^a   Rowe, Dennis ^b   Hawkins, Leigh K ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aflatoxin; Aspergillus flavus; inoculation; maize; side needle

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CORN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; GENOTYPE; GRAIN; HYBRIDIZATION; INOCULATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNIFE INOCULATION; SIDE NEEDLE INOCULATION;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77957946227     PISSN: 15569543     EISSN: 15569551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15569543.2010.517616     Document Type: Article

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