3rd Australian Postharvest Technical Conference
"Modern Grain Storage Technology in Australia"

Canberra, 26-27 June 2003

Contents

Session topics and issues

Drivers for change
Physical methods
Grain quality
Grain protectants and registration issues
Pests of stored grain
Phosphine
Fumigation: the future
Environmental issues
New fumigants and methyl bromide replacements
Conference information

NOTE: Conference papers are all in a PDF format. To read PDF files you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader which can be downloaded by clicking on the icon in the left-hand margin on this web page.

Abstracts of these Proceedings can also be downloaded.

Drivers for change

Prospects for marketing in 2010
McMullen, G.
Pest control considerations in a least cost supply chain
Bridgeman, B.W.
Economics of on-farm grain storage
Strahan, R. and Page. J.
National grain storage and extension - grower information needs and attitudes - a national scoping study
Cameron, J., Hughes, P., Burrill, P., Farrell, J., Botta, P., Fulwood, P., and Newman, C.

Physical Methods

On-farm heat disinfestation trials with a continuous-flow spouted bed
Qaisrani, R. and Beckett, S.
Possibility of using a cross- flow dryer for heat disinfestation of grain
Qaisrani, R. and Beckett, S.
Possibility of using radial-flow grain dryers for heat disinfestation purposes
Qaisrani, R. and Beckett, S.

Grain Quality

Malting barley: Storage, dormancy and processing quality
Reuss, R., Cassells, J., Nischwitz, R., and Green, J.
The potential for electronic nose technology in the stored grain industry (abstract only)
Young, B.
Real-time detection and diagnostic methods for combinable crop supply chains
Reuss, R.
Isotherms for Australian canola varieties
Cassells, J., Caddick, L., Green. J., and Reuss, R.
Microbiological facts and fictions in grain storage
Hocking, A.

Grain Protectants and Registration Issues

Recent changes in grain protectant resistance in eastern Australia
Wallbank, B.E. and Collins, P.
An update on development of bifenthrin as a grain protectant
Daglish, G. and Wallbank, B.E.
Measurement of atmospheric levels of grain protectants during application
Head, M.
Is there a role for spinosad in protecting Australian grain from insects?
Daglish, G., Nayak, M., and Byrne, V.
Aspects of the Regulation of Grain Protectants: Residues considerations of chemical products
Bhula, R.
Grains industry interaction with regulatory organisations
Murray, W.
The Regulator's Web
Tichon, M.

Pests of Stored Grain

A semi-quantitative model for ranking exotic invertebrate pests
Emery, R., Poole, M., Botha, J. and Hardie, D.
Bird Management in Grain Storage Facilities
McCarthy, P.
Zinc phosphide, an emerging new option for overcoming rodent infestations in crops and industrial situations
Staples, L.D. Smith, M.L., and Meek, D.J.
Mouse plagues - when, where and why
Farrell, J.
Health and safety issues related to mites in stored grain
Halliday, R.
Current status of the warehouse beetle Trogoderma variabile (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) as a pest of grain storage in Australia
Rees, D., Starick, N. and Wright, E. J.

Phosphine

Monitoring and managing phosphine resistance in Australia
Emery, R., Collins, P. and Wallbank, B.E.
Using molecular biology to combat resistance to phosphine
Ebert, P., Schlipalius, D., Collins, P., Dohy, A. and Mau, J.
Developments in phosphine resistance in China and possible implications for Australia
Nayak, M., Collins, P. and Pavic, H.
National grain storage extension - phosphine awareness, use, changed practices and challenges
Botta, P., Cameron, J., Hughes, P., Burrill, P., Farrell, J., Fulwood, P. and Newman, C.
Efficacy of farm fumigations
Newman, C. Daglish, G. and Wallbank, B.E.
Generators for phosphine using QuickPHlo technology
Waterford, C.W.
Fumigation field trial tour of the Horn Diluphos System using CYTEC VAPORPH3OS
Horn, F., Horn, P., Tumambing, J., Gock, D. and McSwigan, B.
Measuring phosphine concentrations; understanding how sensors work
Weller, G.L. and Pratt, S.J..

Fumigation: The Future

Is there a need to develop an integrated fumigation and aeration system?
Darby, J. and Annis, P.C.
Active fumigation process improvement
Bridgeman, B.W.
Fumigation - What lies ahead?
Fitzpatrick, K. and Brash, K.

Environmental Issues

Environmental issues covering export terminal operations (abstract only)
Wilson, P.
Grain dust suppression by spraying water on grain
Viljoen, J.H.
Environmental controls on methyl bromide
Mackie, K.

New Fumigants and Methyl bromide replacements

VAPORMATE™
[Non-flammable Ethyl Formate / Liquid Carbon Dioxide Fumigant Mixture]
Ryan R.F. and Bishop S.R.
An update on research aimed at developing VAPORMATE™, a cylinderised formulation of ethyl formate, as a grain fumigant for farm-scale bins
Haritos, V., Damcevski, K. and Dojchinov G.
VAPORMATE™, a gaseous formulation of ethyl formate synergised with CO2, for disinfestation of stored commodities
Damcevski, K., Dojchinov, G. and Haritos, V.
Field trials on ethyl formate for on-farm storage fumigation
Ren, Y.L. and Mahon, D.
Seed store disinfestation trials with VAPORMATE™
Mahon, D., Ren, Y.L. and Burrill, P.
Dynamic studies of ethyl formate penetration and sorption in grain, in presence of high concentration of carbon dioxide (abstract only)
Dojchinov, G., Damcevski K., and Haritos, V.
Dosage response of seed-borne fungi to carbon nitride fumigation
Smith B., Ren. Y.L. and Waterford, C.W.
Carbonyl sulfide (COS) as a fumigant for stored products: progress in research and commercialisation
Wright, E. J.
Toxicity of essential oils from the Myrtaceae family and 1,8-cineole against three major stored grain insects
Lee, B-H., Annis, P.C. and Tumaalii, F.
Interaction of carbon nitride with contact materials used in grain storage
Sarwar M., Mahon D. and Waterford C.W.

Conference information

The Australian Postharvest Technical Conference is a biennial event that was initiated by the Grains Research and Development Corporation {GRDC} and CSIRO as a national meeting for producers, storage operators, processors and users of grain, pulses and oilseeds. The inaugural conference was held in Canberra in 1998, the second in Adelaide in 2000, and the third in Canberra in 2003 (copy of Proceedings available from the Laboratory's Resource Centre). The support of the GRDC as a major sponsor of this important grain industry conference is greatly appreciated. The conference is also sponsored by CSIRO, the Australian Bulk Handling Companies, AWB Limited and other grain industry organisations and agencies.

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