Aflatoxins and ochratoxin A contamination in rice, corn and corn products from Punjab, Pakistan

Journal of Cereal Science

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 446-450

  Majeed, Saima ^a   Iqbal, Mazhar ^a   Asi, Muhammad Rafique ^b   Iqbal, Shahzad Zafar ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING NIBGE   (Pakistan)

^b NUCLEAR INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGY NIAB   (Pakistan)

^c GOVERNMENT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^d UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Corn and corn products; Ochratoxin A; Rice

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84888051517     PISSN: 07335210     EISSN: 10959963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2013.09.007     Document Type: Article

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