Hermetic Bags: A Short-Term Solution to Preserve High-Moisture Maize during Grain Drying
Maintaining maize quality while drying during a rainy season is a major challenge for smallholder farmers in developing countries. We conducted a study to evaluate the impact of temporarily storing wet maize of 18, 21, and 24% moisture content (m.c.) in hermetic Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) a...
Main Authors: | Nileshwari Raju Yewle, Richard L. Stroshine, R. P. Kingsly Ambrose, Dieudonne Baributsa |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2024-02-01
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Series: | Foods |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/13/5/760 |
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