A prototype sensor system for the early detection of microbially linked spoilage in stored wheat grain

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 397-409

  de Lacy Costello, B P J ^a   Ewen, R J ^a   Gunson, H ^a   Ratcliffe, N M ^a   Sivanand, P S ^a   Spencer Phillips, P T N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early warning system; Gas sensor; Sensor array; Wheat quality assessment

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; FUNGI; MOISTURE; SENSORS;

PROTOTYPE SENSORS;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

MEASUREMENT METHOD;

FUNGI; HUMIDITY; MOISTURE; SENSORS; WHEAT;

EID: 0037387497     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/14/4/301     Document Type: Article

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