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

Table 3

Mean (±SE) number of adult Sitophilus zeamais per kilogram of grain after 60, 120, and 180 days of storage.

Treatment	Storage period (days)
	60	120	180
SuperGrain IV-R™ bag + 12% MC grain	4 ± 1a	33 ± 8b	60 ± 9b
SuperGrain IV-R™ bag + 14% MC grain	8 ± 4a	9 ± 4a	8 ± 1a
SuperGrain IV-R™ bag + 16% MC grain	6 ± 1a	11 ± 3a	8 ± 2a
SuperGrain IV-R™ bag + 18% MC grain	2 ± 1a	9 ± 5a	7 ± 1a
Polypropylene bag + 12% MC grain	163 ± 123b	685 ± 55c	961 ± 20c
Polypropylene bag + 14% MC grain	331 ± 37c	1092 ± 18c	1043 ± 99c
Polypropylene bag + 16% MC grain	439 ± 113c	1230 ± 134c	894 ± 94c
Polypropylene bag + 18% MC grain	54 ± 15b	1227 ± 165c	1273 ± 57c
F value	28.79	78.97	408.42
value	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

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