Involving grain traders in determining the effect of post-harvest insect damage on the price of maize in African markets

The effect of delayed harvest on moistur

The effect of delayed harvest on moisture content, insect damage, moulds and aflatoxin contamination of maize in Mayuge district of Uganda

✍ Archileo N Kaaya; Herman L Warren; Samuel Kyamanywa; William Kyamuhangire 📂 Article 📅 2005 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 96 KB

## Abstract Field drying is a traditional practice carried out by farmers in Uganda and it is one of those practices reported to affect the postharvest quality of maize. A study was therefore conducted to establish the effects of delayed harvest on moisture content, insect damage, moulds and aflato