• Implementing CO2-based controlled atmosphere treatments in big bags with inexpensive liners 

      Bartosik, Ricardo Enrique; Cardoso, Marcelo Leandro; De La Torre, Diego; Abadia, María Bernadette; Maciel, Gisele (University of Manitoba, Canadá, 2024-08)
      The production of specialty grains such as quinoa, amaranth, teff, popcorn, peanuts, and different organic crops involves meeting specific safety requirements, including the necessity to be free of insecticide residues. ...
    • Testing of an inexpensive modified atmosphere chamber for small farmers using soaked grain as oxygen scavenger 

      Bartosik, Ricardo Enrique; Cardoso, Marcelo Leandro; De La Torre, Diego; Abadia, María Bernadette; Tulli, María Celia; Taher, Hernán Ignacio; Maciel, Gisele (University of Manitoba, Canadá, 2021-08)
      Insects are one of the major causes of grain losses. Fumigation methods or controlled atmosphere (CA) treatments usually require sophisticated technologies that are not affordable in subsistence farming. This study focused ...