Rotting plants protect grain

From Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)
Publication year 1995
Publication authors
  • Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Publication Type Magazine or Press item
Full Citation CTA. 1995. Rotting plants protect grain. Spore 57. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Abstract

Rotting plants give off carbon dioxide (CO2) which can help to control pests of stored grain. Putting decomposing vegetable matter with stored grain provides a cheap pest control system. Maintaining high concentrations of CO2 in grain stores is a...