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Ngoma TN, Monjerezi M, Leslie JF, Mvumi BM, Harvey JJ, Matumba L. Comparative utility of hermetic and conventional grain storage bags for smallholder farmers: a meta-analysis. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2024; 104:561-571. [PMID: 37607216 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.12934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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Postharvest management is critical to attaining household food, nutrition, and income security. Hermetic grain storage bags offer an effective pesticide-free way to protect stored grain against fungal and insect infestation. We evaluated articles indexed in the Web of Science that included experiments comparing the storage efficacy of conventional and hermetic storage bags based on grain germination rate, insect infestation, physical damage, mycotoxin contamination, and changes in weight and moisture content. Compared with grain stored in hermetic bags, grain stored in conventional bags lost 3.6-fold more seed viability, contained 42-fold more insects, had 11-fold more physical damage, and lost 23-fold more grain weight, while grain moisture levels were similar for both hermetic and conventional storage bags. Mycotoxin contamination levels were not as frequently assessed. Levels could be low in grain stored in both types of bags, or levels could be low in hermetic bags and significantly higher in conventional bags. The improved properties of grain stored in hermetic bags can increase food security and household income by providing safe storage options for maintaining seed germinability, and for consumption and/or sale when food supplies are high, or when prices are low. Hermetic bags are economically feasible for use by subsistence farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa for grain for household consumption and for carrying-over seed for planting in the next season. Additional studies are needed to verify the mycotoxin contamination results and to determine if there are differences in functional food characteristics, e.g. flavor and cooking properties, that have not been as comprehensively studied. © 2023 The Authors. Journal of The Science of Food and Agriculture published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Theresa N Ngoma
- Department of Agriculture and Food Systems, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), Lilongwe, Malawi
- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi
- Centre for Resilient Agri-Food Systems (CRAFS), University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Throckmorton Plant Sciences Center, Kansas State University, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Throckmorton Plant Sciences Center, Kansas State University, Kansas, USA
- Feed the Future Innovation Lab for the Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss, Kansas State University, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Agriculture and Food Systems, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), Lilongwe, Malawi
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Vuts J, Powers SJ, Venter E, Szentesi Á. A semiochemical view of the ecology of the seed beetle Acanthoscelides obtectus Say (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae). THE ANNALS OF APPLIED BIOLOGY 2024; 184:19-36. [PMID: 38516560 PMCID: PMC10953445 DOI: 10.1111/aab.12862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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The dried bean beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus, is an economically important pest of stored legumes worldwide. Tracking the human-aided dispersion of its primary hosts, the Phaseolus vulgaris beans, it is now widespread in most bean-growing areas of the tropics and subtropics. In temperate regions where it can only occasionally overwinter in the field, A. obtectus proliferates in granaries, having multiple generations a year. Despite its negative impact on food production, no sensitive detection or monitoring tools exist, and the reduction of local populations still relies primarily on inorganic insecticides as fumigating agents. However, in the quest to produce more nutritious food more sustainably and healthily, the development of environmentally benign crop protection methods is vital against A. obtectus. For this, knowledge of the biology and chemistry of both the host plant and its herbivore will underpin the development of, among others, chemical ecology-based approaches to form an essential part of the toolkit of integrated bruchid management. We review the semiochemistry of the mate- and host-finding behaviour of A. obtectus and provide new information about the effect of seed chemistry on the sensory and behavioural ecology of host acceptance and larval development.
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- József Vuts
- Protecting Crops and the Environment DepartmentRothamsted ResearchHarpendenUK
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- Rothamsted BioimagingRothamsted ResearchHarpendenUK
- JEOL UKWelwyn Garden CityUK
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- Department of Systematic Zoology and EcologyEötvös Loránd UniversityBudapestHungary
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Sağlam Ö, Çelik A, Işıkber AA, Bozkurt H, Sakka MK, Athanassiou CG. Efficacy of Spinetoram for the Control of Bean Weevil, Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on Different Surfaces. INSECTS 2022; 13:723. [PMID: 36005348 PMCID: PMC9409013 DOI: 10.3390/insects13080723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In this study, the contact toxicity of spinetoram on three different surfaces, concrete, ceramic floor tile and laminate flooring, against Acanthocelides obtectus (Say.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) was evaluated in laboratory bioassays. Different concentrations were evaluated ranging from 0.0025 to 0.05 mg AI/cm2, against adults of A. obtectus. Adult mortality was measured after 1-, 3-, 5- and 7-day exposure. After 1-day exposure, the mortality was low on all surfaces, ranging from 0 to 27.2%. After 5- and 7-day exposure, spinetoram at concentrations of 0.01 mg/cm2 and above achieved 100% or close mortality on concrete and laminate flooring surface, whereas low concentrations (0.0025, 0.005 and 0.0075 mg AI/cm2) resulted in significantly lower mortality levels, ranging from 1.6 to 30.8%, than high concentrations. In the case of ceramic floor tile surface, spinetoram treatments at all tested concentrations did not result in 100% mortality. Significant differences were recorded among the surfaces, depending on concentrations and exposure intervals. After 3-, 5- and 7-day exposure, mortality levels on ceramic floor tile surface were generally higher at low concentrations than those on the concrete and laminate flooring surfaces, whereas those on concrete and laminate flooring surfaces were significantly higher at high concentrations than ceramic floor tile surface. These results indicate that spinetoram at 0.025 and 0.05 mg AI/cm2 achieve satisfactory control at relatively short exposures on common types of surfaces and thus can be used as an effective insecticide against A. obtectus.
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- Özgür Sağlam
- Plant Protection Department, Agriculture Faculty, Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Değirmenaltı Campus, Tekirdağ 59030, Turkey
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- Plant Protection Department, Agriculture Faculty, Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Avşar Campus, Kahramanmaraş 46100, Turkey
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- Plant Protection Department, Agriculture Faculty, Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Avşar Campus, Kahramanmaraş 46100, Turkey
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- Plant Protection Department, Agriculture Faculty, Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Avşar Campus, Kahramanmaraş 46100, Turkey
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- Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, 38446 Nea Ionia, Greece
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- Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, 38446 Nea Ionia, Greece
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Li X, Tang Y, Wang L, Chang Y, Wu J, Wang S. QTL mapping and identification of genes associated with the resistance to Acanthoscelides obtectus in cultivated common bean using a high-density genetic linkage map. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 22:260. [PMID: 35610573 PMCID: PMC9131570 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-022-03635-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important agricultural product with large nutritional value, and the insect pest Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) seriously affects its product quality and commodity quality during storage. Few researches on genes of bruchid resistance have investigated in common bean cultivars. RESULTS In this study, a bruchid-resistant cultivar black kidney bean and a highly susceptible accession Longyundou3 from different gene banks were crossed to construct a recombinant inbred line population. The genetic analysis indicated a quantitative inheritance of the bruchid resistance trait controlled by polygenes. A high-density genetic map of a total map distance of 1283.68 cM with an average interval of 0.61 cM between each marker was constructed using an F6 population of 157 recombinant inbred lines. The map has 3106 bin markers, containing 2,234,769 SNPs. Using the high-density genetic map, a new quantitative trait locus for the resistance to Acanthoscelides obtectus was identified on chromosome 6. New molecular markers based on the candidate region were developed, and this locus was further delimited to an interval of 122.3 kb between SSR markers I6-4 and I6-16 using an F2 population. This region comprised five genes. Phvul.006G003700, which encodes a bifunctional inhibitor, may be a potential candidate gene for bruchid resistance. Sequencing analysis of candidate gene identified a 5 bp insertion-deletion in promoter of gene Phvul.006G003700 between two parents. Expression analysis of candidate gene revealed that the expression level of Phvul.006G003700 in bruchid-resistant parent was markedly higher than that in bruchid-susceptible parent both in dry seeds and leaves. CONCLUSIONS A high-density genetic linkage map was constructed utilizing whole-genome resequencing and one new QTL for bruchid resistance was identified on chromosome 6 in common bean cultivar. Phvul.006G003700 (encoding a bifunctional inhibitor) may be a potential candidate gene. These results may form the basis for further research to reveal the bruchid resistance molecular mechanism of common bean.
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- Xiaoming Li
- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Qujing Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qujing, 655000, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
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- Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
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Vuts J, Szanyi S, Szanyi K, König L, Nagy A, Imrei Z, Birkett MA, Tóth M. Development of a Phytochemical-Based Lure for the Dried Bean Beetle Acanthoscelides obtectus Say (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). J Chem Ecol 2021; 47:987-997. [PMID: 34370165 DOI: 10.1007/s10886-021-01305-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The dried bean beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus, is an economically important, worldwide pest of legume crops including dry beans, Phaseolus vulgaris. Assessment of A. obtectus infestation levels in pre-harvest field crops and post-harvest granaries is difficult to achieve because there is no effective monitoring tool for early detection so that interventions can be deployed as needed. Because A. obtectus is a generic pollen and nectar feeder, we adopted an electrophysiological (EAG) screening approach, using the antennae of female A. obtectus to identify physiologically active, volatile phytochemicals, which could then be investigated for their attractiveness to A. obtectus in laboratory behavioral assays and preliminary field tests. Of the 27 compounds tested in EAG screening, 5 compounds, i.e., methyl anthranilate, methyl eugenol, benzyl alcohol, (RS)-lavandulol, and 2-phenylethanol, elicited stronger EAG responses than the standard (1-phenylethanol). In 4-arm olfactometer bioassays, female A. obtectus preferred the olfactometer arm containing the odor of either methyl anthranilate or benzyl alcohol compared to the solvent control. In preliminary field tests using these 2 compounds as a binary mixture, at least 5 times as many beetles were caught on baited traps compared to non-baited traps. The field data also suggested that benzyl alcohol was primarily responsible for the field activity of the blend. We hypothesize that the attraction of A. obtectus to the combined benzyl alcohol/methyl anthranilate and the single benzyl alcohol baits is connected to the species` nectar- and pollen-feeding behaviour and not to its intraspecific communication. To our knowledge, this is the first evidence that A. obtectus behavior in the field can be modified by the deployment of plant-derived semiochemicals.
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- József Vuts
- Department of Biointeractions and Crop Protection, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK.
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- Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, Institute of Plant Protection, University of Debrecen, Hungary, UK
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- Juhász-Nagy Pál Doctoral School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of Debrecen, Hungary, UK.,Department of Hydrobiology, University of Debrecen, Hungary, UK
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- Department of Biointeractions and Crop Protection, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK.,, Vienna, Austria
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- Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, Institute of Plant Protection, University of Debrecen, Hungary, UK
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- Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biointeractions and Crop Protection, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK
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- Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Budapest, Hungary
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Mutambuki K, Likhayo P. Efficacy of different hermetic bag storage technologies against insect pests and aflatoxin incidence in stored maize grain. BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2021; 111:499-510. [PMID: 33766166 DOI: 10.1017/s0007485321000213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The performance of six grain storage technologies for the control of insect pests in maize was evaluated over a 36-week (9-month) storage period. The six technologies used were: two ZeroFly® hermetic bag brands (laminated and non-laminated); Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bag; non-hermetic ZeroFly® bag; woven polypropylene (PP) bag containing maize grain treated with Actellic Gold® Dust (pirimiphos-methyl 1.6% + thiamethoxam 0.3%) and woven PP bag containing untreated grain. Each bag was filled with 50 kg maize grain and four replicates of each were set up. With the exception of the non-hermetic ZeroFly® bag, 50 live adults of the larger grain borer Prostephanus truncatus and of the maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais, were introduced into all the bags. Insects were not introduced into the non-hermetic ZeroFly® bag to assess its effectiveness in repelling infestation from outside. Parameters recorded were gas composition (oxygen and carbon dioxide) levels inside the bags; weight of flour generated by insect feeding activities; grain moisture level; live adult insect counts; grain damage and weight loss; grain germination rate and aflatoxin level. At termination, the plastic liners of the hermetic bags were examined for perforations. Results show that oxygen depletion and carbon dioxide evolution were faster in ZeroFly® hermetic compared to PICS bags. Throughout the 36-week storage trial, grain damage remained below 4% and weight loss below 3% in all the treatments except in the untreated PP bags in which it increased to 81.1 and 25.5%, respectively. The hermetic PICS, ZeroFly® and Actellic Gold dust-treated PP bags maintained grain germination at 60%, which was lower than the initial 90%, while in untreated control, it reduced to 4.7%. The mean aflatoxin levels fluctuated between 0.39 and 3.56 parts per billion (ppb) during 24 weeks of storage in all the technologies tested, which is below the acceptable maximum level of 10 ppb in maize. Based on the evaluation results, it can be concluded that hermetic PICS and ZeroFly® bags and woven PP bag with Actellic Gold dust-treated grain effectively protected stored maize grain from insect attack and weight losses. Appropriate strategies and mechanisms for the effective and efficient adoption of hermetic storage bag technology at scale would contribute towards global food security.
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- Kimondo Mutambuki
- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO), Food Crops Research Institute-Kabete, P O Box 14733-00800, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO), Food Crops Research Institute-Kabete, P O Box 14733-00800, Nairobi, Kenya
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Mubayiwa M, Mvumi BM, Stathers T, Mlambo S, Nyabako T. Field evaluation of hermetic and synthetic pesticide-based technologies in smallholder sorghum grain storage in hot and arid climates. Sci Rep 2021; 11:3692. [PMID: 33580142 PMCID: PMC7881032 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-83086-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Field evaluation of six grain storage technologies under hot and arid conditions (32–42 °C; rainfall < 450 mm/year) in two locations in Zimbabwe were conducted over two storage seasons. The treatments included three hermetic technologies (Purdue Improved Crop Storage bags, GrainPro Super Grainbags, metal silos); three synthetic pesticide-based treatments; and an untreated control, all using threshed sorghum grain. Sampling was at eight-week intervals for 32 weeks. Highly significant differences (p < 0.01) occurred between hermetic and non-hermetic treatments regarding grain damage, weight loss, insect pest populations, and grain moisture content; with the hermetic containers exhibiting superior grain protection. Weight losses were low (< 3%) in hermetic treatments compared to pesticide-based treatments (3.7 to 14.2%). Tribolium castaneum developed in metal silos, deltamethrin-incorporated polypropylene bags and a pesticide treatment containing deltamethrin 0.13% and fenitrothion 1% while Sitotroga cerealella developed in a pesticide treatment containing pirimiphos-methyl 0.16% + thiamethoxam 0.036%. Mechanisms of survival and development of these pests in the tested treatments and under similar climatic conditions need further elucidation. These hermetic technologies can be successfully used by smallholder farmers in developing countries as alternatives to synthetic pesticides for protecting stored-sorghum grain under hot and arid climatic conditions to attain household food security. To our knowledge, this is the first published study on modern hermetic storage of sorghum grain under typical smallholder storage conditions and involving stakeholders.
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- Macdonald Mubayiwa
- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Environment and Food Systems, University of Zimbabwe, P. O. Box MP 167, Mt Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
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- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Environment and Food Systems, University of Zimbabwe, P. O. Box MP 167, Mt Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe.
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- Natural Resources Institute (NRI), University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent, ME4 4TB, UK
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- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Environment and Food Systems, University of Zimbabwe, P. O. Box MP 167, Mt Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
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- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Environment and Food Systems, University of Zimbabwe, P. O. Box MP 167, Mt Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Díaz-Valderrama JR, Njoroge AW, Macedo-Valdivia D, Orihuela-Ordóñez N, Smith BW, Casa-Coila V, Ramírez-Calderón N, Zanabria-Gálvez J, Woloshuk C, Baributsa D. Postharvest practices, challenges and opportunities for grain producers in Arequipa, Peru. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0240857. [PMID: 33147234 PMCID: PMC7641344 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Little is known about the major issues leading to postharvest losses in Peru, which are estimated to be 15-27%. We surveyed 503 farmers from the lowlands and Andean regions of Arequipa to learn more about the major grains produced and issues encountered during drying and storage. Rice, common bean, and quinoa were the most grown crops in the lowlands while starchy maize was the most cultivated crop in the highlands. Most farmers (90%) dried their crops in-field directly on the ground, which exposes them to rodents, birds, and insect pests. The majority of farmers (92%) used subjective methods to assess grain moisture content. About 77% of farmers identified insects as a major challenge during storage but only 44% said they used preventive measures such as the application of insecticides. Among farmers who stored grain, the main reason was for household consumption (61%); while among those who did not store, the main reason was the need for immediate cash at harvest (75%). Farmers who experienced insect problems, who stored seed or grain for sale, who stored longer, or farmers from the lowlands were more likely to apply insecticides on their stored products. These findings provide an opportunity for researchers, development organizations, and government agencies to improve postharvest handling and storage in Arequipa by disseminating drying technologies, moisture assessment tools and hermetic storage solutions among farmers.
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- Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
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- Facultad de Ingeniería Electrónica, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa, Perú
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- Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
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- Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa, Perú
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
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- Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
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Baributsa D, Bakoye ON, Ibrahim B, Murdock LL. Performance of Five Postharvest Storage Methods for Maize Preservation in Northern Benin. INSECTS 2020; 11:insects11080541. [PMID: 32824419 PMCID: PMC7469259 DOI: 10.3390/insects11080541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Several postharvest technologies are currently being commercialized to help smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa reduce grain storage losses. We carried out a study in Northern Benin to compare the effectiveness of five technologies being sold to protect stored grain. Maize that had been naturally infested by insects was stored in four hermetic storage technologies (SuperGrainbag™, AgroZ® bag, EVAL™, and Purdue Improved Crop Storage-PICS™ bags), an insecticide impregnated bag (ZeroFly®), and a regular polypropylene (PP) woven bag as control. Oxygen levels in hermetic bags fluctuated between 0.5 ± 0.0 (v/v) and 1.0 ± 0.3 (v/v) percent during the seven months of storage. No weight loss or insect damage was observed in grain stored in any of the hermetic storage bags after seven months. However, grain stored in ZeroFly® and PP woven bags had weight losses of 6.3% and 10.3%, respectively. These results will help farmers and development agencies when making decisions to use and/or promote storage technologies to reduce postharvest grain losses.
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- Dieudonne Baributsa
- Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-765-494-8713
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- Department of Science and Techniques of Plant Production, Dan Dicko Dankoulodo University of Maradi, Maradi BP 465, Niger; (O.N.B.); (B.I.)
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- Department of Science and Techniques of Plant Production, Dan Dicko Dankoulodo University of Maradi, Maradi BP 465, Niger; (O.N.B.); (B.I.)
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- Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA;
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Waongo A, Traore F, Ba MN, Dabire-Binso C, Murdock LL, Baributsa D, Sanon A. Effects of PICS bags on insect pests of sorghum during long-term storage in Burkina Faso. JOURNAL OF STORED PRODUCTS RESEARCH 2019; 83:261-266. [PMID: 31534274 PMCID: PMC6737907 DOI: 10.1016/j.jspr.2019.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Revised: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 07/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The PICS bags, originally developed for cowpea storage, were evaluated for sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) preservation. Batches of 25 kg of sorghum grain were stored in 50 kg PICS or polypropylene (PP) bags under ambient conditions for 12 months and assessed for the presence of insect pests and their damage, seed viability and, oxygen and carbon dioxide variations. The grain was incubated for 35 days to assess whether any insects would emerge. After six months of storage, oxygen levels decreased in the PICS bags compared to polypropylene bags. After 12 months of storage, only two pests, Rhyzopertha dominica and Sitophilus zeamais were found in the PICS bags. However, in PP bags there were additional pests including Tribolium castaneum and Oryzeaphilus mercator and Xylocoris flavipes. Grain weight loss and damage caused by these insects in the PP bags were significantly higher compared to those stored in PICS bags. Germination rates of sorghum grains stored in PP bags decreased significantly while no changes were observed in grains stored in PICS bags when compared to the initial germination. After the incubation post storage period, there was a resurgence of R. dominica in sorghum grains from PICS bags but the population levels were significantly lower compared to polypropylene bags. PICS bags preserved the quality and viability of stored sorghum grains and protected it from key insect pests. The PICS technology is effective for long-term sorghum storage but the potential resurgence of insects in low-oxygen environment calls for further research.
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- Antoine Waongo
- Laboratoire Central d’Entomologie Agricole de Kamboinsé (LCEA-K), Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), 01 BP 476 Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratoire Central d’Entomologie Agricole de Kamboinsé (LCEA-K), Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), 01 BP 476 Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Niamey, Niger
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- Laboratoire Central d’Entomologie Agricole de Kamboinsé (LCEA-K), Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), 01 BP 476 Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso
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- Department of Entomology, Purdue University, 901 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Purdue University, 901 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Laboratoire d’Entomologie Fondamentale et Appliquée, UFR/SVT, Université Ouaga I Pr Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkina Faso
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Sayed Ahme S, Hanna Naro M, Yassin Abd S, Abel-Rahma M, Abdel-Shaf S. Morphological, Molecular and Biological Studies on Common Bean Weevil Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) in Egypt. JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY 2018; 16:30-38. [DOI: 10.3923/je.2019.30.38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Chigoverah AA, Mvumi BM. Comparative Efficacy of Four Hermetic Bag Brands Against Prostephanus truncatus (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) in Stored Maize Grain. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2018; 111:2467-2475. [PMID: 30053092 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toy217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Hermetic storage technology using plastic liners is threatened by the boring action of Prostephanus truncatus Horn. (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae), a major insect pest of stored maize in sub-Saharan Africa. We investigated the performance of four brands of hermetic storage bags against adult P. truncatus in maize stored for 90 d under simulated resident and incoming infestation. Five treatments were used: four hermetic bag brands; SuperGrain Bag (SGB) IV-R, SGB Farm, Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bag, and Kuraray bag; and an ordinary plastic bag; each containing 50 kg of shelled maize. Two modes of insect infestation were used whereby 50 adult insects were introduced inside and outside the hermetic bags to simulate resident and incoming insect infestations, respectively. Parameters measured included carbon dioxide-oxygen levels, live adult P. truncatus numbers, grain moisture content, grain damage and weight loss, germination, and number of insect-induced perforations on plastic liners. Externally infested bags had no insect activity; all the introduced insects died of starvation. Internally infested bags were all perforated. The ordinary plastic liner was severely perforated with 151 insect-induced holes compared to hermetic plastic liners (<40 holes). There was no live adult insect infestation in grain samples collected using double-tube multi-slotted sampling probes inserted vertically several times. However, live adult insects were present in the bottom grain layer (0.05 m) of all plastic liners. There were no significant differences between hermetic bags regardless of mode of infestation for all parameters assessed. The results show that the tested hermetic bags are equally susceptible to perforations by resident P. truncatus.
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- A A Chigoverah
- Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zimbabwe, Mt Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
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- Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zimbabwe, Mt Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Vuts J, Woodcock CM, Caulfield JC, Powers SJ, Pickett JA, Birkett MA. Isolation and identification of floral attractants from a nectar plant for the dried bean beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae). PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2018; 74:2069-2075. [PMID: 29516673 DOI: 10.1002/ps.4903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2017] [Revised: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/01/2018] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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BACKGROUND The response of virgin females of the legume pest Acanthoscelides obtectus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) to headspace extracts of volatiles collected from flowers of a nectar plant, Daucus carota, was investigated using behaviour (four-arm olfactometry) and coupled gas chromatography-electroantennography (GC-EAG). RESULTS Odours from inflorescences were significantly more attractive to virgin female beetles than clean air. Similarly, a sample of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) collected by air entrainment (dynamic headspace collection) was more attractive to beetles than a solvent control. In coupled GC-EAG experiments with beetle antennae and the VOC extract, six components showed EAG activity. Using coupled GC-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and GC peak enhancement with authentic standards, the components were identified as α-pinene (S:R 16:1), sabinene, myrcene, limonene (S:R 1:3), terpinolene and (S)-bornyl acetate. Females preferred the synthetic blend of D. carota EAG-active volatiles to the solvent control in bioassays. When compared directly, odours of D. carota inflorescences elicited stronger positive behaviour than the synthetic blend. CONCLUSION This is the first report of behaviourally active volatiles linked to pollen location for A. obtectus, and development of the six-component blend is being pursued, which could underpin the design of semiochemical-based field management approaches against this major pest of stored products. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.
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Taleon V, Mugode L, Cabrera-Soto L, Palacios-Rojas N. Carotenoid retention in biofortified maize using different post-harvest storage and packaging methods. Food Chem 2017; 232:60-66. [PMID: 28490117 PMCID: PMC5437647 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.03.158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2016] [Revised: 03/17/2017] [Accepted: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Orange maize is being promoted as a source of provitamin A carotenoids (pVAC) in Zambia. Carotenoid retention in orange maize grains stored in metal silos, multilayer polyethylene and common woven bags, and maize meal packaged in single and multilayer polyethylene bags was evaluated. Significant differences in total pVAC retention were found between grain storage methods (48.1-57.2%) after 6months of storage. Total pVAC retention in hammer meal (73.1-73.5%) was higher than in breakfast meal (64.3-69.3%) after 4months of storage; however, no differences in pVAC retention were found between meal types when stored in single and multilayer polyethylene bags. In general, β-cryptoxanthin (βCX) had higher retention than β-carotene (βC). Potential contribution of stored orange maize to the estimated average requirement of children and women was 26.5% and 24.3%, respectively. Orange maize meal can provide significant amounts of provitamin A to diets of Zambians even after 4months of storage.
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- Víctor Taleon
- HarvestPlus, c/o IFPRI 2033 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006-1002, USA.
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- Department of Food Science, Postharvest Technology Research Laboratory, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Stellenbosch 7602, South Africa
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- Global Maize Program, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), CIMMYT Research Station, Km. 45 Carretera Mexico-Veracruz, El Batan, Texcoco CP 56237, Edo. de México, Mexico
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- Global Maize Program, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), CIMMYT Research Station, Km. 45 Carretera Mexico-Veracruz, El Batan, Texcoco CP 56237, Edo. de México, Mexico
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