Effects of storage methods, storage time and different agro-ecological zones on chemical components of stored sorghum grain in Hararghe, Ethiopia

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 445-456

  Dejene, Mashilla ^a,b   Yuen, Jonathan ^b   Sigvald, Roland ^b  

^a HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ash; Crude protein; Nitrogen; Organic matter; Soluble carbohydrate; Underground pit

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745951202     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jspr.2004.07.006     Document Type: Article

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