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Grade 129 grade science

How do storage grain losses occur?
How do storage grain losses occur?

Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Harshit Singh
5 Years ago
Dear Student

The factors responsible for loss of grains during storage are:
(i) Abiotic factors like moisture (present in foodgrains), humidity (of air) and temperature.
(ii) Biotic factors like insects, rodents, birds, mites and bacteria.

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