POST-HARVEST WEIGHT LOSS OF CORN HARVESTED AT MILK STAGE DUE TO DIFFERENT FORMS OF STORAGE

POST-HARVEST WEIGHT LOSS OF CORN HARVESTED AT MILK STAGE DUE TO DIFFERENT FORMS OF STORAGE

An intense metabolic activity is observed in plant organs harvested at immature stage, especially in corn, which may increase the postharvest losses. The use of storage techniques and adequate hybrids can reduce such losses, allowing longer period for commercialization. The present work had the goal...

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Main Authors: MÁRIO PUIATTI, GLAUCO VIEIRA MIRANDA, FERNANDO LUÍZ FINGER, JOÃO CARLOS CARDOSO GALVÃO, RICARDO FIGUEIREDO BRAZ, ANGELA ALVES DE ALMEIDA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Milho e Sorgo 2006-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Milho e Sorgo
Subjects:
Zea mays: hybrids
temperature
Online Access:http://rbms.cnpms.embrapa.br/index.php/ojs/article/view/177/174

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