Detection of internal insects in wheat using a conductive roller mill and estimation of insect fragments in the resulting flour

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 180-185

  Brabec, D ^a   Pearson, T ^a   Flinn, P ^a   Katzke, D ^b  

^a GRAIN MARKETING AND PRODUCTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b GENERAL MILLS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Detection; Flour; Rhyzopertha dominica; Sampling; X ray

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; RHYZOPERTHA DOMINICA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77955328998     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jspr.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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