Selection of Aspergillus flavus isolates for biological control of aflatoxins in corn

Toxin Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 59-70

  Abbas, Hamed K ^a   Weaver, Mark A ^a   Horn, Bruce W ^b   Carbone, Ignazio ^c   Monacell, James T ^c   Shier, W Thomas ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PEANUT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

aflatoxins; Aspergillus flavus; Biological control; competitive exclusion; corn; cyclopiazonic acid; mycotoxins

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; CYCLOPIAZONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CONTAMINATED PLANT; CORN; CROP MANAGEMENT; CROP PROTECTION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; TOXIN ANALYSIS; TOXIN STRUCTURE;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79960832798     PISSN: 15569543     EISSN: 15569551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15569543.2011.591539     Document Type: Article

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