Assessing the effect of Provitamin A on maize field resistance to aflatoxin and fumonisin contamination
Vitamin A deficiency in sub-Saharan Africa is mainly being addressed through crop biofortification. Several high provitamin A (PVA) maize varieties have been released as part of these measures. However, these varieties are grown in areas where Aspergillus ear rot (AER) and Fusarium ear rot (FER) fre...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Elsevier
2024
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152334 |
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