Rhizosphere mycology of three maize varieties

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 706-710

  Martins, Jackson ^b   Jideani, Israel ^c   Yusuf, Ibrahim ^a   Tahir, Fatimah ^a  

^a ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fungi; Maize varieties; Protein quality maize; Rhizosphere

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CLADOSPORIUM; CURVULARIA; FUNGAL LOAD; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; LOCAL MAIZE; MAIZE; MICROCOSM; MUCOR; MUCOR HIEMALIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGEN LOAD; PENICILLIUM CITRINUM; PLANT DISEASE; QUALITY PROTEIN MAIZE; RHIZOPLANE; RHIZOPUS; RHIZOPUS ORYZAE; RHIZOPUS STOLONIFER; RHIZOSPHERE MYCOLOGY; SAMPLING; SOIL ANALYSIS; SURFACE SOIL; TRICHODERMA; TROPICAL ZEA MAYS EARLY MAIZE;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; TRICHODERMA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80755155753     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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