A high efficacy steam soil disinfestation system, part II: Design and testing

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 194-201

  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

AGRICULTURE; MACHINERY; SOILS; STEAM; STEAM GENERATORS;

CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAT EFFICIENCY; SOIL PARAMETERS; SOIL STEAMING; SOIL-BORNE PATHOGENS; STEAM APPLICATIONS;

SOIL TESTING;

EID: 77958459023     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2010.07.008     Document Type: Article

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