Aims: To determine aflatoxin biosynthetic genes in fungal isolates in relation to aflatoxin levels in maize grain varieties from epidemiologically aflatoxicosis hot spots and non-aflatoxin hot spots agro-ecological zones in Kenya. Study Design: Purposeful sampling technique was a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJI/2017/28685
Aims: This study was undertaken with the aim of establishing whether irrigation reduces aflatoxigenic fungal and aflatoxin contamination of maize samples purposefully selected from two regions practicing rain-fed and irrigation farming systems Kenya. Place and Duration of Study: ...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/18051
Kenya has had recurrent aflatoxicoses of regional epidemiological pattern spanning over three decades now. A comparative study was therefore undertaken aimed at establishing factors contributing to fungal and aflatoxin contamination differences in maize cultivated in two Agro-Eco...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/17836