Aluminium phosphide: Prospects and constraints

Aluminium phosphide (ALP) is an ideal and most preferred grain protectant. Management of 10–15% losses during storage will play an important supplementary role in coming years to marginal and stagnant growth of food grain production, as evident in the recent past. Promotion of judicious use of ALP in storage by concerned agriculture extension workers and a common ALP poisoning management guidelines based on the existing informations for medical practitioners appears to be more relevant and desirable approach.