Fourth Edition
edited by D.B. Sauer

The most thorough and authoritative reference on the principles and practices of storing and handling cereal grains and their products.

Storage of Cereal Grains and Their Products contains an abundance of scientific and technical information on storage of grains and grain products, ranging from physical structures and facilities to microbiological and chemical changes that occur in grain. It includes about 1,800 literature citations.

New to this Edition:

• Chapter on the physcial structure and properties of grain
• Revised and expanded coverage of insects and their control
• New chapter on integrated pest management
• Includes a chapter on the history of grain storage techniques
• Plus much more!

Storage of Cereal Grains and Their Products provides a wealth of practical information that will enable conscientious managers to protect grain stocks from pest losses and to more fully understand the grain storage and marketing system.

Contents

1. Physical Properties of Cereal Grains
2. Moisture and Its Measurement
3. Biochemical, Functional, and Nutritive Changes During Storage
4. Development of Storage Techniques: A Historical Perspective
5. Whole Grain Storage
6. Drying Cereal Grains
7. Aeration and Stored Grain Management
8. Alternative Storage Practices
9. Microflora
10. Mycotoxins
11. Rodents
12. Insects: Identification, Damage and Detection
13. Control of Stored-Grain Insects
14. Integrated Pest Management of Stored-Grain Insects
15. Sampling, Inspecting, and Grading
16. The Economics of Grain Storage

Index

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