Identification of atoxigenic Aspergillus flavus isolates to reduce aflatoxin contamination of maize in Kenya

Plant Disease

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 212-218

  Probst, C ^a   Bandyopadhyay, R ^b   Price, L E ^a   Cotty, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79952324228     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-06-10-0438     Document Type: Article

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