In vitro impact on growth, fumonisins and aflatoxins production by fusarium verticillioides and aspergillus flavus using anti-fungal compounds and a biological control agent

Phytopathologia Mediterranea

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 247-256

  Formenti, Silvia ^a   Magan, Naresh ^b   Pietri, Amedeo ^a   Battilani, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological control agent; Chemical control; Maize; Mycotoxin

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84864536648     PISSN: 00319465     EISSN: 15932095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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