STUDIES ON LOSSES IN WHEAT IN RELATION TO STORAGE STRUCTURE IN THE VILLAGES OF BARH UNDER PATNA DISTRICT OF BIHAR STATE

Abstract

Sixty samples from five different storage structures were collected from eight villages of Barh subdivision under Patna district of Bihar state, at an interval of 1.6 and 10 months of storage after harvest. Among various storage structures traditional method of storing wheat bags in wheat straw was found comparable to modern methods of storing wheat in metal bins and in jute bags with polythene lining. Maximum damage was observed in wheat stored injute bags