The effect of diatomaceous earth on grain quality

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 373-387

  Korunic, Z ^a   Fields, P G ^b   Kovacs, M I P ^b   Noll, J S ^b   Lukow, O M ^b   Demianyk, C J ^b   Shibley, K J ^c  

^a Hedley Technologies Inc   (Canada)

^b Cereal Research Centre   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN GRAIN COMMISSION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Baking; Bulk density; Diatomaceous earth; Malting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030468855     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(96)00038-5     Document Type: Article

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