Preservation of cowpea grain in sub-Saharan Africa - Bean/Cowpea CRSP contributions

Field Crops Research

Volumn 82, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 169-178

  Murdock, Larry L ^a   Seck, Dogo ^b   Ntoukam, Georges ^c   Kitch, Laurie ^d   Shade, R E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SIPRES IV   (Senegal)

^c Inst Rech Agronom Developpement   (Cameroon)

^d FAO Sub Regional Off S/E Africa   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Callosobruchus maculatus; Cowpea bruchid; Drum storage; Solar heater

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD STORAGE; HARVESTING; PESTICIDES;

NUTRITIONAL QUALITY;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; CROP PEST; LEGUME; PEST CONTROL; STORAGE;

BIOCIDES; FARM CROPS; FOOD STORAGE; HARVESTING; PRESERVATION;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARA;

CALLOSOBRUCHUS; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; FRAXINUS; INSECTA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); VIGNA; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 0037672876     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(03)00036-4     Document Type: Review

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