On Purdue Improved Cowpea Storage (PICS) technology: Background, mode of action, future prospects

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 58, Issue , 2014, Pages 3-11

  Murdock, L L ^a   Baoua, I B ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

BRUCHINAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84906793862     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jspr.2014.02.006     Document Type: Article

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