Studies of sound transmission in various types of stored grain for acoustic detection of insects

Applied Acoustics

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 263-278

  Hickling, R ^a   Wei, W ^a   Hagstrum, D W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b US Grain Mktg Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic detection; Insects; Sound transmission; Stored grain

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE ABSORPTION; AIR; ARGON; CARBON DIOXIDE; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); INSECT CONTROL; SENSORS; STORAGE (MATERIALS);

ACOUSTIC DETECTION; BROWN RICE; CORN; INSECT INFESTATION; INSECTS; SORGHUM; SOYBEANS; STORED GRAIN; WHEAT;

ACOUSTIC WAVE TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031125449     PISSN: 0003682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-682X(96)00041-2     Document Type: Article

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