Published 1979
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Journal article
Dose rate effects on survival of two insect species which commonly infest stored corn
Creators
- 1. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City. Inst. de Fisica
- 2. Department of Agriculture, Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada). Research Station
Description
A study of the dose rate effects on survival of two species of insects which commonly infest commercial maize in Mexico was undertaken using 60Co γ radiation and 1.0 MeV electrons, to determine whether an optimum dose rate exists for the irradiation of grain infested with these insects. Experiments have shown that the effectiveness of γ and electron irradiation were not influenced by dose rates from 10 to 120 Gy/min for 60Co and 35 to 300 Gy/min for electrons when the insects were irradiated at 2500 Gy. Survival curves for each species are presented for both types of radiation. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Radiat. Phys. Chem.
- Journal Volume
- 14
- Journal Issue
- 3-6
- Series
- Radiat. Phys. Chem.
- Journal Page Range
- 663-670
- ISSN
- 0146-5724
Conference
- Title
- Advances in radiation processing.
- Dates
- 22 - 26 Oct 1978.
- Place
- Miami, USA.
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 11521958
- Subject category
- S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- DISINFESTATION; DOSE RATES; ELECTRONS; GAMMA RADIATION; INSECTS; IRRADIATION; MAIZE; MEV RANGE 01-10; MEXICO; SURVIVAL CURVES
- Descriptors DEC
- ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; CEREALS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; GRAMINEAE; INVERTEBRATES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTONS; MEV RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; PLANTS; RADIATIONS
Optional Information
- Notes
- Transactions of the 2. international meeting on radiation processing Vol. 2 edited by J. Silverman.