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

Table 6

Mean% (±SE) carbon dioxide levels within SuperGrain IV-R™ bags after 60, 120, and 180 days of storage.

Treatment	Storage period (days)
	0	60	120	180
SGB IV-R™ + 12% MC grain	2.2 ± 0.1a	15.7 ± 0.4c	12.1 ± 0.7b	12.5 ± 0.9c
SGB IV-R™ + 14% MC grain	10.4 ± 0.3c	11.0 ± 0.4a	9.6 ± 0.8a	10.5 ± 0.3b
SGB IV-R™ + 16% MC grain	7.9 ± 0.1b	10.9 ± 0.3a	8.9 ± 0.4a	7.6 ± 0.4a
SGB IV-R™ + 18% MC grain	12.3 ± 0.3d	14.3 ± 0.4b	18.9 ± 0.1c	17.0 ± 0.9d
F value	521.02	41.17	49.46	48.31
value	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

Means within a column followed by the same letter are not significantly different (SNK test, ). SGB IV-R™: SuperGrain IV-R™ bag.