Question
What factors may be responsible for losses of grains during storage?
Solution
Factors causing loss of grains during storage:
(i) Biotic Factors: These include insects, rodents, fungi and bacteria etc. These organisms eat the grains and lead to degradation in quantity, quality weight etc.
(ii) Abiotic Factors: These include the inappropriate moisture content and temperature which result in the loss of quantity and quality of grains.
