Managing and monitoring of Aspergillus flavus in corn using bioplastic-based formulations

Crop Protection

Volumn 32, Issue , 2012, Pages 30-35

  Accinelli, Cesare ^a   Mencarelli, Mariangela ^a   Saccà, M Ludovica ^a   Vicari, Alberto ^a   Abbas, Hamed K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Biocontrol; Biodegradable polymers; Biopesticides; Mycotoxins

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOPESTICIDE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; FUNGUS; MAIZE; POLYMER; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXIN;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 82055202955     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2011.10.006     Document Type: Article

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