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

Use of recycled containers for hermetic maize storage In East Africa

Yakubu A.
  • Yakubu A.
  • Department of Agricultural and Biosytems Engineering, lowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 USA.
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Wilson L. A.
  • Wilson L. A.
  • Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA.
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Bern C. J.
  • Bern C. J.
  • Department of Agricultural and Biosytems Engineering, lowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 USA.
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Brumm T. J.
  • Brumm T. J.
  • Department of Agricultural and Biosytems Engineering, lowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 USA.
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  •  Received: 26 November 2015
  •  Accepted: 29 July 2016
  •  Published: 31 August 2016

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