Evaluation of recycled bioplastic pellets and a sprayable formulation for application of an Aspergillus flavus biocontrol strain

Crop Protection

Volumn 72, Issue , 2015, Pages 9-15

  Accinelli, Cesare ^a   Abbas, Hamed K ^b   Vicari, Alberto ^a   Shier, W Thomas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Aspergillus flavus; Biocontrol formulations; Biodegradable plastic; Maize (Corn, Zea mays L.); Recycled bioplastic

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIODEGRADATION; FUNGUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INOCULATION; LABORATORY METHOD; MAIZE; RECYCLING; TOXIN;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84923860754     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2015.02.020     Document Type: Article

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