<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags for safe storage of groundnuts"^^ . "Groundnut seeds are prone to quality deterioration and damage due to improper storage. Hermetic\r\nstorage of pods offers a novel, sustainable and ecologically safe alternative over traditional methods. In\r\nthis paper, we demonstrate the efficacy of triple-layer “Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS)” bags, (that\r\ncomprises of two inner high density polyethylene bags and one outer woven polypropylene bag), for\r\nprotecting pods from quality deterioration, damage by bruchids (Caryedon serratus) and aflatoxin\r\ncontamination (Aspergillus flavus). Custom made triple-layer bags were used and pods (of cv ICGV 91114)\r\nwere placed @ 2 kg/bag. Over four months of storage under ambient conditions, triple-layer bags supported\r\nretention of seed weight, germinability and oil content significantly better than cloth bags.\r\nFurther, under both natural and artificial infestations with A. flavus, seed aflatoxins levels were lower in\r\nPICS bags compared to cloth bags. Toxin accumulation in PICS bags deliberately infested with bruchids\r\nand A. flavus was less compared to cloth bags under similar conditions. Bruchid damage to pods was less\r\nin PICS bags versus cloth bags in all cases. Our results suggest the superiority of triple-layer PICS bags\r\nover cloth bags in protecting seed viability, seed weight and oil content while safeguarding the\r\ngroundnuts from bruchids and retarding toxin accumulation."^^ . "2015-10" . . "64" . "PartB" . . "Elsevier"^^ . . . "Journal of Stored Products Research"^^ . . . "0022474X" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "A"^^ . "Rathore"^^ . "A Rathore"^^ . . "R"^^ . "Chandrika"^^ . "R Chandrika"^^ . . "C L L"^^ . "Gowda"^^ . "C L L Gowda"^^ . . "L L"^^ . "Murdock"^^ . "L L Murdock"^^ . . "G V"^^ . "Ranga Rao"^^ . "G V Ranga Rao"^^ . . "H"^^ . "Sudini"^^ . "H Sudini"^^ . . "V"^^ . "Margam"^^ . "V Margam"^^ . . . . . . "Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags for safe storage of groundnuts (PDF)"^^ . . . . . "Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags for safe storage of groundnuts (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags for safe storage of groundnuts (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags for safe storage of groundnuts (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags for safe storage of groundnuts (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags for safe storage of groundnuts (Other)"^^ . . . . . "HTML Summary of #8874 \n\nPurdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags for safe storage of groundnuts\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "Groundnut"@en . .