Fumonisin occurrence in naturally contaminated wheat grain harvested in Argentina

Food Control

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 56-61

  Cendoya, Eugenia ^a   Monge, Maria P ^a   Palacios, Sofia A ^a   Chiacchiera, Stella M ^a   Torres, Adriana M ^a   Farnochi, Maria C ^a   Ramirez, Maria L ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Common wheat; Deoxynivalenol; Durum wheat; Fumonisin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884954978     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.09.031     Document Type: Article

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