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

Assessing the efficacy of hermetic storage bags against woven polypropylene bags by farmers in Ghana for maize grain storage

Bernard Darfour
  • Bernard Darfour
  • Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Ghana.
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Kurt A. Rosentrater
  • Kurt A. Rosentrater
  • Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, Elings Hall, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA.
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  •  Received: 21 March 2023
  •  Accepted: 04 September 2023
  •  Published: 30 September 2023

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