A high efficiency steam soil disinfestation system, part I: Physical background and steam supply optimisation

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 74-85

  Gay, P ^a   Piccarolo, P ^a   Ricauda Aimonino, D ^a   Tortia, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOILS; STEAM; STEAM GENERATORS; TEXTURES; WAGES;

DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAT EFFICIENCY; ITS EFFICIENCIES; SOIL PARAMETERS; SOIL-BORNE PATHOGENS; TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS;

SOIL TESTING;

NEMATODA;

EID: 77956939855     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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