Research Article
Postharvest Storage Practices of Maize in Rift Valley and Lower Eastern Regions of Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 8
Practices to minimize mould infestations of maize in the study sites.
| | No | | Total (n = 314) | Region | X2 | df | value | | Rift Valley (n = 165) | Lower Eastern (n = 149) |
| | 1 | Spreading insecticides over the grains prior to storage | 186 (59.2%) | 110 (66.7%) | 76 (51.0%) | 7.952 | 1 | 0.005 | | 2 | Storage of completely dry maize only | 293 (93.3%) | 158 (95.8%) | 135 (90.6%) | 3.332 | 1 | 0.068 | | 3 | Grain storage in a plastic bag | 70 (22.3%) | 21 (12.7%) | 49 (32.9%) | 18.367 | 1 | <0.001 | | 4 | Grain storage in a plastic container | 39 (12.4%) | 4 (2.4%) | 35 (23.5%) | 31.941 | 1 | <0.001 | | 5 | Grain storage in a metallic silo | 96 (30.6%) | 46 (27.9%) | 50 (33.6%) | 1.189 | 1 | 0.275 | | 6 | Grain storage in a clay pot | 107 (34.1%) | 48 (29.1%) | 59 (39.6%) | 4.09 | 2 | 0.100 |
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