Aspergillus Colonization and Aflatoxin Contamination of Maize and Sesame Kernels in Two Agro-ecological Zones in Senegal

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 268-275

  Diedhiou, Papa Madiallacké ^a   Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit ^b   Atehnkeng, Joseph ^b   Ojiambo, Peter S ^b,c  

^a Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Agriculture ENSA UFR SADR University of Thies   (Senegal)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus section Flavi; Geographical distribution; West Africa

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CULTIVAR; DICOTYLEDON; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; GENOTOXICITY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MAIZE; SAMPLING; SAVANNA; TOXIN;

GUINEA; SENEGAL; SUDAN;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS TAMARII; SESAMUM INDICUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79952292450     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: 14390434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2010.01761.x     Document Type: Article

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