New perspectives for the application of bioplastic materials in the biocontrol of Aspergillus flavus in corn

Toxin Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 71-78

  Accinelli, Cesare ^a   Abbas, Hamed K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

aflatoxins; biodegradable biopolymers; biopesticides; formulations; Mycotoxins; pest control

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; CYCLOPIAZONIC ACID; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYCARBONATE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYLACTIDE; POLYMER; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYSTYRENE; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; STERIGMATOCYSTIN;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CEREAL; CORN; CROP PROTECTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; INCUBATION TIME; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PLASTIC INDUSTRY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79960760578     PISSN: 15569543     EISSN: 15569551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15569543.2011.591517     Document Type: Review

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