Advances in postharvest management of cereals and grains

Part 1 Postharvest losses and their causes
1.Post-harvest losses of cereals and other grains: opportunity among issues and challenges: Steven T. Sonka, University of Maryland, USA;
2.Advances in understanding fungal contamination in cereals: Kizito Nishimwe, Iowa State University, USA and University of Rwanda, Rwanda; Julie Aiza L. Mandap, Iowa State University, USA and University of The Philippines Los Baños, The Philippines; and Gary P. Munkvold, Iowa State University, USA;
3.Advances in detection and management of phosphine resistance in stored grain pests: David Schlipalius and Paul Ebert, University of Queensland, Australia;
4.Advances in understanding rodent pests affecting cereal grains: Peter R. Brown, CSIRO Health and Biosecurity, Australia; Grant R. Singleton, International Rice Research Institute, The Philippines; Steven R. Belmain, Natural Resources Institute (NRI) – University of Greenwich, UK; Nyo Me Htwe, Plant Protection Division – Myanma Agriculture Service, Myanmar; Loth Mulungu, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania; Mashaka Mdangi, Ministry of Agriculture, Tanzania; and Regino Cavia, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina;

Part 2 Storage technologies
5.Advances in bulk storage of cereals and grains: Michelle A. Friedmann and Dirk E. Maier, Iowa State University, USA;
6.Developments in the use of hermetic bags for grain storage: Dieudonne Baributsa, Purdue University, USA; and Ma Cristine Concepcion Ignacio, Iowa State University, USA and University of the Philippines Los Baños, The Philippines;
7.Advances in insect pest management in postharvest storage of cereals: detection and monitoring: Paul Fields, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada; Fuji Jian, University of Manitoba, Canada; and Dianxuan Wang, Henan University of Technology, China;
8.Advances in insect pest management in postharvest storage of cereals: use of controlled atmosphere and temperature control: Shlomo Navarro and Hagit Navarro, Green Storage Ltd., Israel;
9.Biologically based control strategies for managing stored-product insect pests: Benjamin Fürstenau and Garnet Marlen Kroos, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Germany;
10.Advances in insect pest management in postharvest storage of cereals: novel techniques: Peter Follett, USDA-ARS, USA; Georgios Akepsimaidis and Nicolas Meneses, Bühler AG, Switzerland; and Matthew Murdoch and Heidi Kotilainen, Bühler UK Limited, UK;
11.Advances in post-harvest detection and control of fungal contamination of cereals: Naresh Magan, Esther Garcia-Cela, Carol Verheecke-Vaessen and Angel Medina, Cranfield University, UK;
12.Advances in techniques for monitoring the quality of stored cereal grains: Roger G. Aby and Dirk E. Maier, Iowa State University, USA;
13.Supporting smallholder farmers in developing countries to improve postharvest management of staple grains: the role of loss reduction technologies: Brighton M. Mvumi, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe; and Tanya Stathers, Natural Resources Institute (NRI) – University of Greenwich, UK;

"Cutting world-wide food-grain spoilage by half can provide food stocks for over a billion malnourished people. This authoritative handbook, edited by leading international grain engineering scientist, Professor Dirk E. Maier, outlines and illustrates how to minimize/eliminate post-harvest spoilage losses. With contributions by leading international authorities, it highlights the causes and provides the needed science and technology to prevent postharvest spoilage losses. It will be a standard text for educating future post-harvest grain scientists and technicians and fills a critical information gap."
Emeritus Prof. Ronald T. Noyes, Oklahoma State University, USA; Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural & Biological Engineers; President of Grain Storage Engineering LLC