Effects of agrochemical treatments on the occurrence of Fusarium ear rot and fumonisin contamination of maize in Southern Italy

Field Crops Research

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 161-169

  De Curtis, Filippo ^a   De Cicco, Vincenzo ^a   Haidukowski, Miriam ^b   Pascale, Michelangelo ^b   Somma, Stefania ^b   Moretti, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fumonisin B1; Fumonisin B2; Fumonisin B3; Fungicides; Fusarium proliferatum; Fusarium verticillioides; Maize

Indexed keywords

AGROCHEMICAL; BIOACCUMULATION; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FIELD SURVEY; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGICIDE; INSECTICIDE; MAIZE;

ITALY;

FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM PROLIFERATUM; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; HEXAPODA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79959326118     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2011.05.012     Document Type: Article

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