ISABB Journal of
Food and Agricultural Sciences

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AFRICAN BIOTECHNOLOGISTS AND BIOSCIENTISTS
  • Abbreviation: ISABB. J. Food and Agric. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1937-3244
  • DOI: 10.5897/ISABB-JFAS
  • Start Year: 2011
  • Published Articles: 38

Full Length Research Paper

Occurrence of aflatoxin in the kernels of Irvingia gabonensis (Aubry – Lecomte ex O’ Rorke) Baill sold in parts of Nigeria

DURU Christopher Maduabuchi
  • DURU Christopher Maduabuchi
  • Department of Biology, Federal University of Technology, P. M. B. 1526 Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.
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MBATA Theodore Ikechukwu
  • MBATA Theodore Ikechukwu
  • School of Industrial and Applied sciences, Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.
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OSIKWE Azuka Keziah
  • OSIKWE Azuka Keziah
  • School of Industrial and Applied sciences, Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.
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UKOMA Augustina Adamma
  • UKOMA Augustina Adamma
  • Department of Biology, Federal University of Technology, P. M. B. 1526 Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.
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AJURUCHI Vivian Chioma
  • AJURUCHI Vivian Chioma
  • Department of Biology, Federal University of Technology, P. M. B. 1526 Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 28 October 2019
  •  Accepted: 26 March 2020
  •  Published: 31 October 2020

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