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

Full Length Research Paper

Field testing of Purdue improved crop storage (PICS) bag maize storage in Haiti

Rithana Mompremier
  • Rithana Mompremier
  • Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 USA.
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Carl Bern
  • Carl Bern
  • Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 USA.
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Erin Bowers
  • Erin Bowers
  • Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 USA.
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Thomas Brumm
  • Thomas Brumm
  • Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 USA.
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Dirk Maier
  • Dirk Maier
  • Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 USA.
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  •  Received: 01 December 2021
  •  Accepted: 18 January 2022
  •  Published: 31 March 2022

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