Use of fumigation for managing grain quality

Stewart Postharvest Review

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Rajendran, Somiahnadar ^a   Sriranjini, Venkata Rao ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Fumigation; Grain quality; Insect control; Stored grains

Indexed keywords

ACARI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 38949178884     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17459656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2212/spr.2007.6:9     Document Type: Review

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