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

Hendrix Muma Chalwe; Obed Isaac Lungu; Alice Mutiti Mweetwa; Elijah Phiri; Jones Yengwe; Samuel Muriu Christopher Njoroge; Rick Lynn Brandenburg; David Jordan

doi:10.5897/AJPS2018.1742

African Journal of
Plant Science

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
Language: English
ISSN: 1996-0824
DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
Start Year: 2007
Published Articles: 809

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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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Article Number - DE53A1760317
Vol.13(3), pp. 59-69 , March 2019
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJPS2018.1742

Received: 19 November 2018
Accepted: 12 December 2018
Published: 31 March 2019

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