Influence of socio‐economic and agronomic factors on aflatoxin and fumonisin contamination of maize in western Kenya
Abstract Consumption of maize contaminated with mycotoxins has been associated with detrimental health effects. A farm survey covering 116 push‐pull and 139 non‐push‐pull cropping systems was conducted to determine the socio‐economic and agronomic factors that influence farmers’ knowledge on inciden...
Main Authors: | Nancy Karimi Njeru, Charles Aura Odhiambo Midega, James Wanjohi Muthomi, John Maina Wagacha, Zeyaur Rahman Khan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-07-01
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Series: | Food Science & Nutrition |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.1070 |
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