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Ecophysiology of Fusarium culmorum and mycotoxin production

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Magan, N., Hope, R., Aldred, D. (2006). Ecophysiology of Fusarium culmorum and mycotoxin production. In: Hocking, A.D., Pitt, J.I., Samson, R.A., Thrane, U. (eds) Advances in Food Mycology. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 571. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28391-9_7

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