Biological control of aflatoxins in Africa: Current status and potential challenges in the face of climate change

World Mycotoxin Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 771-789

  Bandyopadhyay, R ^a   Ortega Beltran, A ^a   Akande, A ^b   Mutegi, C ^c   Atehnkeng, J ^d   Kaptoge, L ^a   Senghor, A L ^e   Adhikari, B N ^f   Cotty, P J ^f  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b Experimental and Outreach Station   (Nigeria)

^c IITA   (Kenya)

^d Chitedze Research Station   (Malawi)

^e La Direction de la Protection des Végétaux DPV   (Senegal)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflasafe; Atoxigenic; Commercialisation; Groundnut; Maize

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; PESTICIDE;

ASPERGILLUS; BENEFICIAL ORGANISM; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST; FUNGAL COMMUNITY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS; GENOTYPE; MAIZE; MICROENVIRONMENT; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PEANUT; POSTHARVEST PERIOD; REGISTRATION; REVIEW; SCALE UP; SOIL;

EID: 85012070400     PISSN: 18750710     EISSN: 18750796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/WMJ2016.2130     Document Type: Review

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