Effects Of Maize Variety And Season On Population Dyamics Of Larger Grain Boder, Prostephanus Truncatus And Maize Weevil, And Grain Losses In The Traditional ‘EWE’ Storage Barn In Ghana

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ABSTRACT

The effects of three maize varieties and two storage seasons on the population dynamics of Prostephanus truncatus and Sitophilus zeamais were observed in the traditional4Ewe’ barn on the field. Two local varieties, Dzolokpuita and Abutia and an improved variety, Abeleehi, were stored with the husk on, during the long season, and Abutia only during the short season, of the 1994/1995 storage period. Destructive sampling techniques were applied to obtain data at monthly intervals for eight months. Maize variety showed significance (P

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