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Properties of grain corn during short term storage in tropical ambient temperature
Sharifah Hafiza Mohd. Ramli1, Yahya Sahari2, Nurfarhana Abdullah3, Siti Rajwani Hashim4, Ahmad Fadhlul Wafiq Abdul Rahman5, Mohd Shahrir Azizan6, Saiful Azwan Azizan7, Faewati Abd Karim8, Amir Redzuan Shamsulkamal9, Azmirredzuan Sani10.
Grain corn in nature possesses a tendency to absorb and release moisture even
during storage. Grain respiration will lead to fungal growth, consequently mycotoxin
development and decreased nutritional components. Storage in tropical weather like
Malaysia, in which the temperature is constantly hot throughout the year (temperature 23–
33ï‚°C, with relative humidity around 81%) will promote further spoilage to the stored grain
corn. Therefore, this paper discussed the properties of grain corn during three months of
storage in a Malaysian weather setting. Grain corn with the initial moisture content of 12.5
0.02 MC bagged in the; a) woven polypropylene jumbo bags, b) woven propylene 40 kg
bag and c) plastic sealed container was stored in two different storage facilities located in
MARDI for three months. The grain corn after three months of storage showed a consistent
water activity, a darkening value in Chroma index, within the permissible limit of fungal
growth and exhibits insect pest development of two major species of Coleoptera family.
Grain corn is considered safe after three months of storage because low aflatoxin levels have
been found, but the physical structure has been compromised due to insect pest infestations.
Affiliation:
- Malaysian Agricultural and Research Development Institute (MARDI), 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Malaysian Agricultural and Research Development Institute (MARDI), 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Malaysian Agricultural and Research Development Institute (MARDI), 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Malaysian Agricultural and Research Development Institute (MARDI), 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Malaysian Agricultural and Research Development Institute (MARDI), 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Malaysian Agricultural and Research Development Institute (MARDI), 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Malaysian Agricultural and Research Development Institute (MARDI), 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Malaysian Agricultural and Research Development Institute (MARDI), 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Malaysian Agricultural and Research Development Institute (MARDI), 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- Malaysian Agricultural and Research Development Institute (MARDI), 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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