Detection of granary weevil Sitophilus granarius (L.) eggs and internal stages in wheat grain using soft X-ray and image analysis

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 142-148

  Fornal, Józef ^a   Jeliński, Tomasz ^a   Sadowska, Jadwiga ^a   Grundas, Stanisław ^b   Nawrot, Jan ^c   Niewiada, Anna ^c   Warchalewski, Jerzy R ^d   Błaszczak, Wioletta ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND FOOD RESEARCH   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF AGROPHYSICS   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^d POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Digital image analysis; Eggs; Granary weevil; Sitophilus granarius; Wheat grain; X ray detection

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; SITOPHILUS GRANARIUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33847294643     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jspr.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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