Mycotoxins : detection methods, management, public health and agricultural trade /

• Corporate Author: Mycoglobe Conference "Reducing Impact of Mycotoxins in Tropical Agriculture" Accra, Ghana),
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2008.
• Subjects: Mycotoxins > Congresses. > Africa; Fungal diseases of plants > Congresses.; Mycotoxins > Congresses. > toxicity; Tropical Medicine > Congresses.; Mycotoxins > Congresses.; Food contamination > Congresses.; World Health > Congresses.; Food Contamination > Congresses. > prevention & control; Mycotoxins > Congresses. > Mediterranean Region; Agricultural Economics.; Food Economics, (New March 2000); Health Economics, (New March 2000); Food Contamination, Residues and Toxicology.; Toxinology, (New March 2000); Man.; Agricultural policy.; Agriculture.; Epidemiology.; Food contamination.; Food production.; Food safety.; Health.; Mycotoxicoses.; Mycotoxins.; Public health.; Trade.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Item Description: "This publication is based on contributions from participants at the Mycoglobe Conference 'Reducing Impact of Mycotoxins in Tropical Agriculture' from 13-16 September 2005 in Accra, Ghana"--T.p. verso.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xix, 476 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access: Access limited to subscribing institution.

This book is an outcome of the MycoGlobe conference in Accra. Most of the chapters are based on invited oral presentations made at the conference. The chapters in this book touch on issues including health, trade, ecology, epidemiology, occurrence, detection, management, awareness and policy. This book serves as a source of information on the occurrence and impact of mycotoxins on everything from trade and health to agricultural production in addition to suggesting opportunities for their management in Africa and elsewhere by researchers, policy makers and development investors.