Rotting plants protect grain

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...

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Format: News Item
Language:Inglés
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1995
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/47079
Description
Summary: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...