African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Full Length Research Paper

Aflatoxins B1 contamination levels in maize and awareness of aflatoxins among main maize stakeholders in Chemba and Kondoa Districts, Tanzania

Ndwata Asha Hamad
  • Ndwata Asha Hamad
  • Government Chemist Laboratory Authority, P. O. Box 164, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Rashid Suleiman A.
  • Rashid Suleiman A.
  • Sokoine University of Agriculture, School of Engineering, Department of Food Sciences and Agro-processing, P. O. Box 3006, Chuo Kikuu Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Chaula Davis Noboth
  • Chaula Davis Noboth
  • Sokoine University of Agriculture, School of Engineering, Department of Food Sciences and Agro-processing, P. O. Box 3006, Chuo Kikuu Morogoro, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 10 April 2022
  •  Accepted: 24 May 2022
  •  Published: 30 June 2022

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