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080			_a07.05.04 B7885
100			_aBoxall, R A
245			_aCritical review of the methodology for assessing farm-level grain losses after harvest
260			_bTropical Development and Research Institute _aLondonGB _c1986
300			_aviii, 139 p.
520			_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.
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942			_cM _mB7885
999			_c14891 _d14891