Spatial Patterns of Aflatoxin Levels in Relation to Ear-Feeding Insect Damage in Pre-Harvest Corn

Spatial Patterns of Aflatoxin Levels in Relation to Ear-Feeding Insect Damage in Pre-Harvest Corn

Key impediments to increased corn yield and quality in the southeastern US coastal plain region are damage by ear-feeding insects and aflatoxin contamination caused by infection of Aspergillus flavus. Key ear-feeding insects are corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea, fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, ma...

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Main Authors: Alisa Huffaker, Brian T. Scully, Ted E. Cottrell, Matthew D. Krakowsky, R. Dewey Lee, Baozhu Guo, Eric A. Schmelz, G. David Buntin, Xinzhi Ni, Jeffrey P. Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-07-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
edge effect
maize weevil
stink bug
corn earworm
aflatoxin
insect damage
aflatoxin correlation
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/3/7/920/

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