Effects of wall linings on moisture ingress into traditional grain storage pits

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 75-80

  Abdalla, Ahmed El Tayeb ^a   Stigter, C J ^b   Mohamed, Habiballa A Hafiz ^a   Mohammed, Ahmed El Tayeb ^a   Gough, M C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEZIRA   (Sudan)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grain storage; Pit grain storage; Sorghum grain; Underground grain storage

Indexed keywords

RAIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; CEREAL; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE; FOOD PRESERVATION; METHODOLOGY; SUDAN;

CEREALS; CLIMATE; FOOD PRESERVATION; RAIN; SUDAN; WATER;

EID: 0002041890     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004840100088     Document Type: Article

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