Food values, heavy metal accumulation, aflatoxin contamination and detection of exo-polysaccharrides in Lentinus Squarrosulus Berk, a Nigerian mushroom

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 6, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 3007-3012

  Jonathan, S G ^a   Amos Tautua, B M W ^b   Olawuyi, O J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c BABCOCK UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Exo polysaccharides; L. squarrosulus; Mineral elements; Proximate composition

Indexed keywords

BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; LENTINUS; LENTINUS SQUARROSULUS;

EID: 79960814416     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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