Abstract
Ethiopian stored maize is expected to lose between 20 and 30% of its stock due to insect damage. To reduce these losses, Ethiopian farmers use chemically treated traditional storage structures and chemical-free Hermetic Storage Technologies (HSTs). We evaluated the storage techniques used in the area in this study. SPSS software was used to analyse the collected data, and mean differences were compared. The findings showed that after nine months of storage, maize stored in plastic containers, Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags, chemically treated polypropylene bags, and chemically treated Goteras had grain damage of 4.83%, 5.65%, 56.83%, and 71.06%, respectively; the weight loss was 2.00%, 2.95%, 37.44%, and 56.87%. The percentage germination of maize grains stored in treated polypropylene bags and Goteras decreased from 55.33% to 48.48%, whereas maize contained in plastic containers and PICS bags dropped only slightly and was 98.83% and 95.80%, respectively. Insect development, maize grain damage, and weight loss were significantly reduced (p < 0.05) for plastic containers, PICS bags, chemically treated polypropylene bags, and treated Goteras. As a result, secure maize storage technology, such as hermetic storage technology, may alleviate poverty by increasing household income.
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Claim · model-written summary
Maize grain damage after nine months in plastic containers was 4.83%.
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Verbatim
e0“maize stored in plastic containers, Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags, chemically treated polypropylene bags, and chemically treated Goteras had grain damage of 4.83%, 5.65%, 56.83%, and 71.06%, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Maize grain damage after nine months in Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags was 5.65%.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“maize stored in plastic containers, Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags, chemically treated polypropylene bags, and chemically treated Goteras had grain damage of 4.83%, 5.65%, 56.83%, and 71.06%, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Maize grain damage after nine months in chemically treated polypropylene bags was 56.83%.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“maize stored in plastic containers, Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags, chemically treated polypropylene bags, and chemically treated Goteras had grain damage of 4.83%, 5.65%, 56.83%, and 71.06%, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Maize grain damage after nine months in chemically treated Goteras was 71.06%.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“maize stored in plastic containers, Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags, chemically treated polypropylene bags, and chemically treated Goteras had grain damage of 4.83%, 5.65%, 56.83%, and 71.06%, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Maize weight loss after nine months in plastic containers was 2.00%.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“maize stored in plastic containers, Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags, chemically treated polypropylene bags, and chemically treated Goteras had grain damage of 4.83%, 5.65%, 56.83%, and 71.06%, respectively; the weight loss was 2.00%, 2.95%, 37.44%, and 56.87%.”
Claim · model-written summary
Maize weight loss after nine months in Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags was 2.95%.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“maize stored in plastic containers, Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags, chemically treated polypropylene bags, and chemically treated Goteras had grain damage of 4.83%, 5.65%, 56.83%, and 71.06%, respectively; the weight loss was 2.00%, 2.95%, 37.44%, and 56.87%.”
Claim · model-written summary
Maize weight loss after nine months in chemically treated polypropylene bags was 37.44%.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“maize stored in plastic containers, Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags, chemically treated polypropylene bags, and chemically treated Goteras had grain damage of 4.83%, 5.65%, 56.83%, and 71.06%, respectively; the weight loss was 2.00%, 2.95%, 37.44%, and 56.87%.”
Claim · model-written summary
Maize weight loss after nine months in chemically treated Goteras was 56.87%.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“maize stored in plastic containers, Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags, chemically treated polypropylene bags, and chemically treated Goteras had grain damage of 4.83%, 5.65%, 56.83%, and 71.06%, respectively; the weight loss was 2.00%, 2.95%, 37.44%, and 56.87%.”
Claim · model-written summary
Maize germination in treated polypropylene bags and Goteras declined from 55.33% to 48.48%.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“percentage germination of maize grains stored in treated polypropylene bags and Goteras decreased from 55.33% to 48.48%”
Claim · model-written summary
Maize germination in plastic containers was 98.83%.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“maize contained in plastic containers and PICS bags dropped only slightly and was 98.83% and 95.80%, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Maize germination in PICS bags was 95.80%.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“maize contained in plastic containers and PICS bags dropped only slightly and was 98.83% and 95.80%, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Storage treatments significantly reduced insect development, grain damage and weight loss.
- Treatment
- plastic containers, PICS bags, chemically treated polypropylene bags, and treated Goterase0
- Outcome
- Insect development, maize grain damage, and weight losse0
- Direction
- reducede0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Insect development, maize grain damage, and weight loss were significantly reduced (p < 0.05) for plastic containers, PICS bags, chemically treated polypropylene bags, and treated Goteras.”
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