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On-farm comparison of different postharvest storage technologies in a maize farming system of Tanzania Central Corridor

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Title On-farm comparison of different postharvest storage technologies in a maize farming system of Tanzania Central Corridor
 
Creator Abass, A.
Fischler, M.
Schneider, K.
Daudi, S.
Gaspar, A.
Rüst, J.
Kabula, E.
Ndunguru, G.
Madulu, D.
Msola, D.
 
Subject maize
farmers
storage
grain
damage
postharvest technology
hermetic storage
grain damage
food loss
insect damage
farming systems
 
Description Seven methods for storing maize were tested and compared with traditional storage of maize in polypropylene bags. Twenty farmers managed the experiment under their prevailing conditions for 30 weeks. Stored grain was assessed for damage every six weeks. The dominant storage insect pests identified were the Maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais) and the Red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum). The moisture content of grain in hermetic conditions increased from 12.5 ± 0.2% at the start of storage to a range of 13.0 ± 0.2–13.5 ± 0.2% at 30 weeks. There was no significant difference (F = 87.09; P 
 
Date 2018-06
2018-04-26T15:06:58Z
2018-04-26T15:06:58Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Abass, A., Fischler, M., Schneider, K., Daudi, S., Gaspar, A., Rüst, J., ... & Msola, D. (2018). On-farm comparison of different postharvest storage technologies in a maize farming system of Tanzania Central Corridor. Journal of Stored Products Research, 77, 55-65.
0022-474X
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92397
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspr.2018.03.002
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 55-65
application/pdf
 
Publisher Elsevier
 
Source Journal of Stored Products Research