Infection of maize by Fusarium species and contamination with fumonisin in Africa
Fusarium is one of the major fungal genera associated with maize in Africa. This genus comprises several toxigenic species including F. verticillioides and F. proliferatum, which are the most prolific producers of fumonisins. The fumonisins are a group of economically important mycotoxins and very c...
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Academic Journals
2003
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96386 |
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