Effects of High Carbon Dioxide Concentration on Stored-Product Insects, Aflatoxin Production and Storage Quality Changes in Cocoa Beans

• Main Author: Wahyudi, Teguh
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2003
• Subjects: Plants - Effect of carbon dioxide on; Carbon dioxide - Physiological effect
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8499/1/FSMB_2003_3_A%20D.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8499/

The potency of C0₂ gas as an alternative fumigant in controlling stored-product insects, its inhibitory characteristics on the growth of molds and mycotoxins production and quality changes of the treated cocoa beans have been evaluated in four consecutive research experiments. These experiments w...