## Abstract **BACKGROUND:** Aflatoxin contamination of various commodities can occur as a result of infection, mainly by __Aspergillus fla__v__us__ and __Aspergillus parasiticus__. Every year, almost 25% of the world's food supply is contaminated by mycotoxins. Aflatoxins B~1~, B~2~, G~1~ and G~2~,
Essential oil of fijian ageratum conyzoides L.
β Scribed by William G. L. Aalbersberg; Yogendra Singh
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 304 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0882-5734
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