Erratum to: Assessment of awareness of mycotoxins infections in stored maize (zea mays l.) and groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) in Kilosa District, Tanzania (Int J Food Contam, (2016) 3, 12, 10.1186/s40550-016-0035-5);Assessment of awareness of mycotoxins infections in stored maize (Zea mays L.) and groundnut (arachis hypogea l.) in Kilosa district, Tanzania

International Journal of Food Contamination

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Magembe, K S ^a   Mwatawala, M W ^a   Mamiro, D P ^a   Chingonikaya, E E ^a  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Age; Awareness; Gender; Groundnut; Income; Infections; Knowledge; Maize; Mould; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

EID: 85048621524     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21962804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40550-017-0054-x     Document Type: Erratum

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