Mould growth and mycotoxin production as affected by Equisetum arvense and Stevia rebaudiana extracts

Food Control

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1378-1384

  Garcia, Daiana ^a   Garcia Cela, Esther ^a   Ramos, Antonio J ^a   Sanchis, Vicente ^a   Marín, Sonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Equisetum arvense; Mould; Mycotoxin; Plant extracts; Stevia rebaudiana

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUISETUM; EQUISETUM ARVENSE; FUNGI; STEVIA REBAUDIANA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79953787207     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2011.02.016     Document Type: Article

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