Fungal species isolated from peanuts in major Kenyan markets: Emphasis on Aspergillus section Flavi

Crop Protection

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-9

  Wagacha, John Maina ^a,b   Mutegi, Charity ^c   Karanja, Lucy ^d   Kimani, Job ^a   Christie, Maria Elisa ^e  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c International Institute of Tropical Agriculture IITA   (Kenya)

^d CAB International   (Kenya)

^e VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus section Flavi; Fungal species; Peanuts

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; DISEASE INCIDENCE; FIELD SURVEY; FUNGUS; GROUNDNUT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; STAKEHOLDER; TOXIN;

KENYA; NAIROBI [KENYA]; NYANZA;

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

EID: 84878390198     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2013.05.004     Document Type: Article

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