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YongLin Ren

YongLin Ren found the trip to China useful to share innovative results generated from the platform of grain storage and transportation digitalisation, such as collaboration with China, Japan and Ca

TRAVEL DETAILS

Researcher
RENY
When: 9-15 October 2011
Location: Beijing and Yangling, China
Summary:

YongLin Ren and Rob Emery travelled to China from 9-15 October 2011 to attend the 2011 International Symposium on Grain Information technology.

LOCATION

This project aimed to develop cost-effective, readily adoptable alternatives to a phosphine fumigant that will control resistant insects and comply with industry and market standards.

Research outcomes:

  • Establish rate of desorption of air from grain under nitrogen.
  • New knowledge of insect response (toxicity, behavioural) to low O2/high N2 concentrations and its relationship to phosphine resistance.
  • New knowledge of the effects on grain quality of storage under nitrogen.
  • New nitrogen application method.

Research implications:

This research has led to development of cost-effective, readily adoptable phosphine alternatives that will control resistant insects and comply with industry and market standards which significantly contribute to further enhance Australian grain industry reputation in both domestic and international market.

Acknowledgements:

The authors would like to acknowledge the support of the Australian Government’s Cooperative Research Centres Program. The support from the CRC for National Plant Biosecurity (CRCNPB), Murdoch University and the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) is gratefully acknowledged. We thank Dr Pat Collins, Dr David Eagling, Dr Jonathan Banks, Ern Kostas, Greg Hopkins, Matthew Head and Chris Newman for their helpful advice on research and trial protocols. We thank CBH and Doug Clarke (Western Australia Grains Group, Lake Grace) for their assistance with the procurement of wheat, canola and storage facilities. We thank also Doug and the Clarke family (Western Australia Grains Group, Lake Grace), Ern Kostas, Graeme George, Nicholas Trim and Keith Andrews (CBH) for assistance in the conduct of the trials. We thank Professor Cao Yang and his team (Stored Grain Research Lab, Chinese Academy of Cereal Science) for assistance in laboratory bioassays and conduct of the trials to test membrane separation nitrogen generator in horizontal wheat storage.

Publications:

Alternatives to Phosphine - Final Report

PROJECT LEADER


Dr YongLin Ren
Project Leader CRC50147: Low oxygen technology for alternative to phosphine

y.ren@murdoch.edu.au
Phone: 08 93601397

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PROJECT DETAILS

Status
Complete
Term
May 2009 - May 2012
Budget
$927,130

PROGRAM DETAILS

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