African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 807

Full Length Research Paper

Predicting aflatoxin content in peanuts using ambient temperature, soil temperature and soil moisture content during pod development

Hendrix Muma Chalwe
  • Hendrix Muma Chalwe
  • Department of Soil Science, University of Zambia, P. O. Box 32379, Lusaka, Zambia.
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Obed Isaac Lungu
  • Obed Isaac Lungu
  • Department of Soil Science, University of Zambia, P. O. Box 32379, Lusaka, Zambia.
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Alice Mutiti Mweetwa
  • Alice Mutiti Mweetwa
  • Department of Soil Science, University of Zambia, P. O. Box 32379, Lusaka, Zambia.
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Elijah Phiri
  • Elijah Phiri
  • Department of Soil Science, University of Zambia, P. O. Box 32379, Lusaka, Zambia.
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Jones Yengwe
  • Jones Yengwe
  • Department of Soil Science, University of Zambia, P. O. Box 32379, Lusaka, Zambia.
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Samuel Muriu Christopher Njoroge
  • Samuel Muriu Christopher Njoroge
  • International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Chitedze Agricultural Research Station, P. O. Box 1096, Lilongwe, Malawi.
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Rick Lynn Brandenburg
  • Rick Lynn Brandenburg
  • Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Box 7613, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
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David Jordan
  • David Jordan
  • Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University, Box 7620, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
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  •  Received: 19 November 2018
  •  Accepted: 12 December 2018
  •  Published: 31 March 2019