Engineering and ginning: Microbial activity of stored cotton bales with ambient and moderate moisture levels

Journal of Cotton Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 24-29

  Chun, David T W ^a   McAlister, David D ^a   Cobb, Dean R ^b  

^a USDA ARS Cotton Quality Research Station   (United States)

^b The Institute of Textile Technology Inc (ITT)   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTTON;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 27244438210     PISSN: 15243303     EISSN: 15243303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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