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363 - FAO
363. Chapter 16. Grain crop drying, handling and storage Introduction within the crop, inhibiting air movement and adding Although in many parts of Africa certain crops can be to any possible spoilage problems. The crop must produced throughout the year, the major food crops therefore be clean. such as cereal grains and tubers, including potatoes, One of the most critical physiological factors in are normally seasonal crops. Consequently the food successful grain storage is the moisture content of the produced in one harvest period, which may last for only crop. High moisture content leads to storage problems a few weeks, must be stored for gradual consumption because it encourages fungal and insect problems, until the next harvest, and seed must be held for the respiration and germination.
Moisture meters measure one or more electrical properties of the grain that are closely related to moisture content. Although acetylene and hair hygrometer measurement techniques have been used in the past, electrical moisture meters are now the most commonly used type of moisture meter. ...
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