Claim · model-written summary
The authors identify maize weevil as the major stored grain insect.
- Interactor
- maize weevil
Sitophilus zeamaise0pest - Outcome
- major insecte0
Zea maysNot reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValueQualifier
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Verbatim
e0“maize weevil is the major insect while A. flavus is major pathogen of maize grains at storage”
Title
K. Bhusal; D. Khanal Journal of the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science 2018. doi:10.3126/jiaas.v35i1.22531
Other claims from this paper (10)
- Observation Stored maize was severely infested with maize weevil and green fungus.
- Observation Aspergillus occurred in 97.5% of stored maize samples.
- Observation Maize weevils occurred in 96.7% of stored maize samples.
- Observation 15.7% of farmers used sun drying and removal of fungus infested seed.
- Observation 84.3% of farmers used no control measure.
- Association Weevil infestation and green fungus occurrence were significantly associated.
- Association The Phi coefficient indicated a perfect relationship between weevil and green fungus occurrence.
- Observation Annual maize damage attributed to A. flavus was 6.39%.
- Observation The authors identify A. flavus as the major stored grain pathogen.
- Mechanism The authors infer that the weevil plays an essential role in fungal growth and spread.