Performance evaluation of termite-mound clay, concrete and steel silos for the storage of maize grains in the humid tropics

Mobolaji Omobowale; Yahaya Mijinyawa; Paul Armstrong; Joseph Igbeka; Elizabeth Maghirang

doi:10.5897/JSPPR2015.0187

Journal of
Stored Products and Postharvest Research

Abbreviation: J. Stored Prod. Postharvest Res.
Language: English
ISSN: 2141-6567
DOI: 10.5897/JSPPR
Start Year: 2010
Published Articles: 166

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Performance evaluation of termite-mound clay, concrete and steel silos for the storage of maize grains in the humid tropics

Mobolaji Omobowale

Mobolaji Omobowale
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
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Yahaya Mijinyawa

Yahaya Mijinyawa
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
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Paul Armstrong

Paul Armstrong
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
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Joseph Igbeka

Joseph Igbeka
United States Department of Agriculture, United States.
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Elizabeth Maghirang

Elizabeth Maghirang
United States Department of Agriculture, United States.
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Article Number - 70EA76554112
Vol.6(7), pp. 56-65 , July 2015
https://doi.org/10.5897/JSPPR2015.0187

Received: 19 May 2015
Accepted: 30 June 2015
Published: 18 July 2015

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