Evaluation of ear rot (Fusarium verticillioides) resistance and fumonisin accumulation in Italian maize inbred lines

Phytopathologia Mediterranea

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 14-26

  Balconi, Carlotta ^a   Berardo, Nicola ^a   Locatelli, Sabrina ^a   Lanzanova, Chiara ^a   Torri, Alesio ^a   Redaelli, Rita ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial inoculation; Fungal pathogen; Genetic variability; Mycotoxin; Zea mays L

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894345741     PISSN: 00319465     EISSN: 15932095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14601/Phytopathol_Mediterr-11776     Document Type: Article

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