Effects of variety, cropping system and soil inoculation with Aspergillus flavus on aflatoxin levels during storage of maize

Tropical Plant Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-36

  Tédihou, Ekanao ^a   Olatinwo, Rabiu ^b   Hell, Kerstin ^a   Hau, Bernhard ^c   Hoogenboom, Gerrit ^b  

^a International Institute of Tropical Agriculture IITA   (Benin)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspergillus flavus; Soil inoculation; Storage fungi; Storage insects; Thin layer chromatography; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; HEXAPODA; PENICILLIUM; VIGNA UNGUICULATA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84861414406     PISSN: 19825676     EISSN: 19832052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1982-56762012000100003     Document Type: Article

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