Factors associated with the incidence of Aspergillus section Flavi and aflatoxin contamination of peanuts in the Busia and Homa bay districts of western Kenya

Plant Pathology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1143-1153

  Mutegi, C K ^a   Ngugi, H K ^b   Hendriks, S L ^c   Jones, R B ^d  

^a KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^d INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Aflatoxicosis; Aspergillus spp.; Flavi; Groundnuts; Mycotoxins

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; BIOASSAY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNGUS; LEGUME; POLLUTION EFFECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; THRESHOLD; TOXIN;

KENYA;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS ALLIACEUS; ASPERGILLUS CAELATUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; ASPERGILLUS TAMARII; FUNGI;

EID: 84868701937     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: 13653059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2012.02597.x     Document Type: Article

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