Infection by mycotoxigenic fungal species and mycotoxin contamination of maize grain in Umbria, central Italy

Surveys were carried out in 2006 and 2007 in Umbria (central Italy) to evaluate the presence of mycotoxigenic fungi and mycotoxins in maize grain sampled at harvest. Fusarium spp., were the most abundant species detected in maize kernels, followed by Aspergillus species of sections Flavi and Nigri a...

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Main Authors: Covarelli, Lorenzo, Beccari, G., Salvi, S.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Pergamon 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67915