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: 165

Full Length Research Paper

Aflatoxin B1 contamination in raw peanuts sold in Maputo City, Mozambique and associated factors

Delfina Fernandes Hlashwayo
  • Delfina Fernandes Hlashwayo
  • Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique.
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  •  Received: 04 June 2018
  •  Accepted: 02 July 2018
  •  Published: 31 August 2018

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