Triple bagging for cowpea storage in rural Niger: Questions farmers ask

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 86-92

  Baoua, I B ^a   Amadou, L ^a   Murdock, L L ^b  

^a Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger INRAN   (Niger)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Callosobruchus maculatus; Cowpea; Hermetic; Postharvest; Storage; Triple bag

Indexed keywords

BRUCHINAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS;

EID: 84871825120     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jspr.2012.12.004     Document Type: Article

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