Acceptance of a research paper by a faculty member from the College of Agriculture/Al-Hawija in Scopus-indexed journals

Professor Dr. Fadel Abbas Qadir, a faculty member in the Department of Medicinal and Industrial Plants, College of Agriculture/Al-Hawija, has had hi research paper accepted for publication in Scopus-indexed journals. The paper is titled "Effect of Six Types of Grain Storage Bags against Khapra Beetle, Trogoderma granarium".

The study results indicated that only two types of bags, Polypropylene (P.P.) and Polyvinylchloride, provided complete protection for wheat grains, preventing the mentioned insect from penetrating these bags and reaching the grains inside. Thus, these two types of grain storage bags surpassed Polyethylene bags, Cellophane bags, Cloth bags, and Canvas bags in providing full protection for wheat grains and preventing the complete penetration of the Khapra beetle.