Effect of environmental factors on in vitro and in situ interactions between atoxigenic and toxigenic A. flavus strains and control of aflatoxin contamination of maize

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 776-793

  Mohale, Sejakhosi ^a   Medina, Angel ^a   Magan, Naresh ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AFB1 inhibition; atoxigenic A. flavus; index of dominance

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNGUS; INHIBITION; INOCULATION; MAIZE; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; SPORE; TOXIN; WATER STRESS;

AFRICA;

EID: 84880640800     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583157.2013.794895     Document Type: Article

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