Fumonisin producing Fusarium spp. and fumonisin contamination in commercial South African maize

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 491-504

  Janse van Rensburg, B ^a   McLaren, N W ^b   Flett, B C ^a   Schoeman, A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fumonisins; Fusarium spp; G X E interactions; Incidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925489657     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: 15738469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-014-0558-7     Document Type: Article

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