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Six lots of wheat from six farmers' bins in Manitoba were adjusted to a range of 5 moisture contents, held at 6 temperatures and sampled at 6 times during storage. After sampling, seeds were surface sterilized with mercuric chloride and subsamples plated on Czapek's agar, on filter paper moistened with water, or on filter paper moistened with a 7.5% sodium chloride solution. The microflora on the seed was determined, germination counts were made, and the seed was examined by government inspectors for its condition and grade. A total of 1192 samples were examined. In addition, 180 samples were subjected to a fat acidity test. Deterioration for each combination of temperature and moisture, the fungi involved, and the consequent effect on condition, grade and fatty acid content were observed. The effect of high moisture content (>20%) and low temperatures (3–10 ° C) on infection of seed by Penicillium and the consequent effect on germination, condition, grade and fatty acid value are stressed. The interrelationship among fungi, and among fungi and temperature, moisture, storage time, fat acidity values and germination are indicated by correlation coefficient matrices.
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Wallace, H.A.H., Sholberg, P.L., Sinha, R.N. et al. Biological, physical and chemical changes in stored wheat. Mycopathologia 82, 65–76 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00437333
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