A comparison of screening methods for insect contamination in wheat

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 75-86

  Brader, Bob ^a   Lee, Rachel C ^a   Plarre, Rudy ^b   Burkholder, Wendell ^b   Kitto, G Barrie ^c   Kao, Chuan ^d   Polston, Lynn ^d   Dorneanu, Eleanora ^e   Szabo, Ioana ^f   Mead, Bill ^g   Rouse, Bob ^h   Sullins, Don ^h   Denning, Royal ⁱ  

^a Biotect Inc   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d USDA Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyards Administration GIPSA   (United States)

^e ConAgra Grain Processing Company ^*  (United States)

^f Robin Hood Multifoods Inc   (Canada)

^g Fisher Mills Inc   (United States)

^h ADM Milling Company   (United States)

ⁱ Cereal Food Processors Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cracking and flotation; Immunoassay; Insect fragment test; Insect infestation in wheat; X ray

Indexed keywords

FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD STORAGE; GRAIN; IMMUNOASSAY; INSECT FRAGMENT TEST; SCREENING; TESTING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035149025     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-474X(01)00006-6     Document Type: Article

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