Quality changes in market cassava chips infested by insects

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 183-186

  Prem Kumar, T ^a   Moorthy, S N ^a   Balagopalan, C ^a   Jayaprakas, C A ^a   Rajamma, P ^a  

^a CENTRAL TUBER CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Araecerus; cassava quality change; fasciculatus; insect infestation; Rhyzopertha dominica; Sitophilus oryzae

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARAECERUS; ARAECERUS FASCICULATUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; RHYZOPERTHA DOMINICA; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE;

EID: 0030115572     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-474X(96)00010-0     Document Type: Article

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