Effectiveness of hermetic systems in controlling maize storage pests in Kenya

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 27-36

  De Groote, Hugo ^a   Kimenju, Simon C ^a,d   Likhayo, Paddy ^b   Kanampiu, Fred ^a   Tefera, Tadele ^a   Hellin, Jon ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Kenya)

^b KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Larger grain borer; Maize; Metal silos; Post harvest loss; Storage; Super grain bags; Weevils

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875121461     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jspr.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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