00968nam a2200109Ia 4500080001900000100001600019245009100035260006400126300001700190520063200207583001900839  a07.05.04 B7885  aBoxall, R A  aCritical review of the methodology for assessing farm-level grain losses after harvest  bTropical Development and Research InstituteaLondonGBc1986  aviii, 139 p.  aDiscusses all aspects of post-harvest grain loss assessment including definition of terminology and the post harvest system, objectives of loss assessment projects and their requirements such as finance, equipment, manpower etc.  Describes various techniques for assessing losses which occur during harvesting, threshing, drying, and milling.  Highlights principal agents for loss during grain storage such as insects, vertebrate pests, and microorganisms and discusses techniques for measuring loss caused by these agents. Discusses sampling as it relates to loss assessment studies and role of such studies in loss reduction.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR