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

Understanding postharvest practices, knowledge, and actual mycotoxin levels in maize in three agro-ecological zones in Tanzania

Suleiman R. A.
  • Suleiman R. A.
  • Department of Food Technology, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Rosentrater K. A.
  • Rosentrater K. A.
  • Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Iowa State University, Ames, USA.
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Chove B.
  • Chove B.
  • Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames, USA.
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  •  Received: 09 May 2017
  •  Accepted: 24 July 2017
  •  Published: 31 July 2017

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