Journal of
Stored Products and Postharvest Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Stored Prod. Postharvest Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6567
  • DOI: 10.5897/JSPPR
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 166

Full Length Research Paper

Aflatoxin management in Northern Ghana: Current prevalence and priority strategies in maize (Zea mays L)

Issah Sugri1*, Moses Osiru2, Asamoah Larbi3, Samuel S. J. Buah1, Stephen K. Nutsugah1, Yahaya Asieku1 and Salim Lamini1
1CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box TL52, Tamale, Ghana. 2ICRISAT: International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Bamako, Mali. 3IITA-Africa RISING, Tamale, Ghana.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Received: 14 February 2015
  •  Accepted: 02 June 2015
  •  Published: 30 June 2015

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