Comparative effects of fungicides and environmental factors on growth and T-2 + HT-2 toxin production by Fusarium sporotrichioides and Fusarium langsethiae strains on an oat-based matrix

World Mycotoxin Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 177-186

  Kokkonen, M ^a,b   Magan, N ^a   Medina, A ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATL VET AND FOOD RES INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

fungal growth; fungicides; Fusarium langsethiae; Fusarium sporotrichioides; temperature; type A trichothecenes; water activity

Indexed keywords

HT 2 TOXIN; PROCHLORAZ; T 2 TOXIN; TEBUCONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGICIDE APPLICATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM LANGSETHIAE; FUSARIUM SPOROTRICHIOIDES; GROWTH RATE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84898402344     PISSN: 18750710     EISSN: 18750796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/WMJ2013.1658     Document Type: Article

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