AFLA-maize, a mechanistic model for Aspergillus flavus infection and aflatoxin B1 contamination in maize

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 94, Issue , 2013, Pages 38-46

  Battilani, P ^a   Camardo Leggieri, M ^a   Rossi, V ^a   Giorni, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cropping system; Mechanistic; Mycotoxin; Probability; Risk; Weather

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS; CROPS; DIGITAL STORAGE; FORECASTING; HARVESTING; LOGISTICS; PROBABILITY; RISKS;

AFLATOXIN ANALYSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CROPPING SYSTEMS; LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; MECHANISTIC; MYCOTOXIN; REGRESSION EQUATION; WEATHER;

CONTAMINATION;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; DATA SET; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCE; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; GROWING SEASON; HARVESTING; MAIZE; PARAMETERIZATION; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXIN;

ITALY;

EID: 84876337925     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2013.03.005     Document Type: Article

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