Temperature fluctuations and moisture migration in wheat stored for 15 months in a metal silo in Canada

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 82-90

  Jian, Fuji ^a   Jayas, Digvir S ^a   White, Noel D G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Cereal Research Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bulk storage; Moisture migration; Surface moisture; Temperature gradients; Wheat storage

Indexed keywords

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EID: 67349222519     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jspr.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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