Emerging issues in southern Europe: Aflatoxins in Italy

The Mycotoxin Factbook: Food & Feed Topics

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 139-153

  Piva, G ^a   Battilani, P ^a   Pietri, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Aspergillus flavus; Drought

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899343593     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-587-1     Document Type: Chapter

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