Maize Grain Stored in Hermetic Bags: Effect of Moisture and Pest Infestation on Grain Quality

Table 1

Mean (±SE) percent grain moisture content after 60, 120, and 180 days of storage.

Treatment	Storage period (days)
	60	120	180
Polypropylene bag + 12% MC grain	12.1 ± 0.1a	11.7 ± 0.1a	11.2 ± 0.0a
Polypropylene bag + 14% MC grain	13.4 ± 0.1b	12.4 ± 0.1c	11.6 ± 0.0b
Polypropylene bag + 16% MC grain	13.6 ± 0.1b	12.4 ± 0.1c	11.6 ± 0.2b
Polypropylene bag + 18% MC grain	13.9 ± 0.1c	12.6 ± 0.1c	11.5 ± 0.0b
SuperGrain IV-R™ bag + 12% MC grain	12.0 ± 0.1a	12.0 ± 0.1b	12.0 ± 0.1c
SuperGrain IV-R™ bag + 14% MC grain	14.2 ± 0.0c	14.1 ± 0.1d	14.1 ± 0.0d
SuperGrain IV-R™ bag + 16% MC grain	16.0 ± 0.1d	15.9 ± 0.1e	16.0 ± 0.1e
SuperGrain IV-R™ bag + 18% MC grain	18.0 ± 0.1e	18.1 ± 0.1f	17.9 ± 0.1f
F value	495.90	603.06	561.20
value	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

Means within a column followed by the same letter are not significantly different (SNK test, ).