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Question
What factors may be responsible for losses of grains during storage?
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Solution
During the storage of grains, various biotic factors, such as insects, rodents, mites, fungi, bacteria, etc., and various abiotic factors, such as inappropriate moisture, temperature, lack of sunlight, flood, etc., are responsible for the losses of grains. These factors act on stored grains and result in degradation, poor germinability, discolouration, etc.
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