Grain storage : the role of fungi in quality loss / [by] Clyde M. Christensen and Henry H. Kaufmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Christensen, Clyde Martin, 1905-

Contributor:

Kaufmann, Henry H., 1919-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grain--Storage--Diseases and injuries.

Grain.

Phytopathogenic fungi.

Physical Description:

vii, 153 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [1969]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The deterioration or spoilage of stored grain is a problem of serious dimension, both from the standpoint of the financial balance sheet of those engaged in commercial grain enterprises and as a formidable factor in the worldwide fight against hunger. In.

Contents:

Intro

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 THE PROBLEM OF LOSSES IN STORED GRAINS

2 CHARACTERISTICS OF FIELD AND STORAGE FUNGI

3 MEASUREMENT OF MOISTURE CONTENT

4 HEATING AND RESPIRATION

5 GERMINABILITY, DISCOLORATION, AND FAT ACIDITY VALUES

6 MYCOTOXINS AND GRAIN QUALITY

7 EVALUATION OF CONDITION AND STORABILITY

8 DRYING, AERATION, AND REFRIGERATION

9 INSECTS, MITES, AND RODENTS

REFERENCES

INDEX

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

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M

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O

P

Q

R

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T

U

W

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Illustrations.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-148) and index.

ISBN:

9780816657278

0816657270