Mycotoxin risks and toxigenic fungi in date, prune and dried apricot among Mediterranean crops

Phytopathologia Mediterranea

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 148-157

  Ozer, Hayrettin ^a   Basegmez, Hatice Imge Oktay ^a   Ozay, Guner ^b  

^a MATERIALS INSTITUTE   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL AYDIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Apricot; Aspergillus; Date; Dried fruit; Ochratoxin A; Prune

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; FUNGI; PRUNUS ARMENIACA; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; PRUNUS PERSICA; PYRUS;

EID: 84864543479     PISSN: 00319465     EISSN: 15932095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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