African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6865

Full Length Research Paper

Resistance to aflatoxin contamination and genotypic colonization of Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus in groundnuts (Arachis hypogaea)

Owen Machuku
  • Owen Machuku
  • Zambia Agriculture Research Institute, Zambia.
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Langa Tembo
  • Langa Tembo
  • Department of Plant Sciences, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.
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Munsanda Walubita
  • Munsanda Walubita
  • Zambian Women in Agricultural Research and Development, Lusaka, Zambia.
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Nchimunya Bbebe
  • Nchimunya Bbebe
  • School of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mulungushi University, Kabwe, Zambia.
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Erlangga Erlangga
  • Erlangga Erlangga
  • Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation, University of Bonn, Germany.
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  •  Received: 07 November 2023
  •  Accepted: 24 January 2024
  •  Published: 29 February 2024

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