Laser light on the mycoflora content in maize seeds

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 46, 2011, Pages 9280-9288

  Claudia, Hernández Aguilar ^a   Liliana, Rodríguez Páez Carmen ^a   Arturo, Domínguez Pacheco Flavio ^a   Ana María, Hernández Anguiano ^c   Alfredo, Cruz Orea ^b   Aquiles, Carballo Carballo ^c  

^a Programa de Ingeniería en Sistemas   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^c Colegio de Postgraduados ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Diode laser; Fungi; Fusarium; Low intensity laser; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUSARIOSIS; FUSARIUM; IRRADIATION; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MAIZE; PLANT SEED; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEED TREATMENT; THERAPY EFFECT;

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80052170162     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb11.605     Document Type: Article

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