Mycotoxins and non-fungicidal control of corn grain rotting fungi

Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 96-104

  Yassin, Mohamed A ^a,b   Moslem, Mohamed A ^a   El Samawaty, Abd El Rahim M A ^a,b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Agricultural Research Center   (Egypt)

Author keywords

HPLC; Mycotoxins; Seed borne fungi; Zea mays L

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM SATIVUM; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CLAVATUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS VAR. COLUMNARIS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; FUNGI; FUSARIA; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM SUBGLUTINANS; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM FUNICULOSUM; PENICILLIUM OXALICUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84863870136     PISSN: 18164951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jps.2012.96.104     Document Type: Article

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