Development of non-toxigenic strains of aspergillus flavus for control of aflatoxin in Maize

Crop Protection Research Advances

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 187-198

  Abbas, Hamed K ^a   Zablotowicz, Robert M ^b   Bruns, H Arnold ^a   Abel, Craig A ^b  

^a Crop Genetics and Production Research Unit   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus flavus; Biocontrol; Competitive Displacement; Fungal Ecology; Maize

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS; BIOCONTROL; CONTAMINATION; LOSSES; SOILS; SURVEYS;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; COMPETITIVE DISPLACEMENT; CYCLOPIAZONIC ACID; FUNGAL ECOLOGY; MAIZE; MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L.); RESEARCH APPROACH; TOXIGENIC STRAINS;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

EID: 84895216053     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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