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

Table 2

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

Treatment	Storage period (days)
	60	120	180
Polypropylene bag + 12% MC grain	2.7 ± 0.2b	2.4 ± 0.2ab	0.2 ± 0.2a
Polypropylene bag + 14% MC grain	5.5 ± 0.2c	4.1 ± 0.8b	0.0 ± 0.0a
Polypropylene bag + 16% MC grain	4.5 ± 0.2c	2.5 ± 0.2ab	0.1 ± 0.1a
Polypropylene bag + 18% MC grain	7.6 ± 0.7d	6.2 ± 0.5c	0.8 ± 0.2b
SuperGrain IV-R™ bag + 12% MC grain	1.6 ± 0.1a	1.9 ± 0.1a	2.3 ± 0.8c
SuperGrain IV-R™ bag + 14% MC grain	9.5 ± 0.4e	10.0 ± 0.9d	9.2 ± 0.6d
SuperGrain IV-R™ bag + 16% MC grain	14.1 ± 0.9f	10.0 ± 0.9d	13.0 ± 0.6e
SuperGrain IV-R™ bag + 18% MC grain	20.3 ± 1.0g	19.2 ± 2.5e	28.2 ± 1.9f
F value	99.97	45.13	175.95
value	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

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