Potentials of Piper Guineence (Schum and Thom) and Mondora Myristica (Gaertn) for the Protection of Stored Maize (Zea Mays) against Sitophilus Zeamais

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Abstract

Undamaged and uninfested maize grains were hand-picked, packaged in moisture proof package and disinfested in the deep freezer for 96 hours. Thirty-six sets (500g per set) of disinfested maize were weighed into prepared containers.

Each set of maize was infested with 200 live maize weevils (Sitophilus zeamais). The weevils were reared on whole maize at room temperature inside a plastic bucket covered with muslin cloth.

Graded levels (0 to 10%) of coarsely ground spices Monodora myristica and Piper guineense were introduced into the infested maize samples.

The content was mixed and covered with cotton material held in place with rubber bands. Contents were stored for a period of one month. Protein content of the stored samples was monitored weekly. Results show that significant differences (P<0.05) existed between samples.

After storage treated samples were analysed for the effect of the spices on seed viability and extent of damage done by the weevils.

Introduction

Cereals are monocotyledons belonging to various tribes of the grass family and they constitute various crops which serve as industrial raw materials and staple foods the world over. World cultivated cereals include wheat, maize, rice, barley, oat, rye sorghum, millet, among others.

Some of the important characteristics of cereals include the following, high carbohydrate, low fat, and a fair content of protein. The functionality of these components in the different cereals determines, to a large extent, their uses as food and industrial raw materials.

(Enwere, 1998). Structurally, there are a few important features that cereals have in common and these form the basis for subsequent milling and processing operations. All cereals are plant seeds and as such contain a large centrally located starchy endosperm which is also rich in protein.

A protective outer coat consisting of two or three layers of fibrous tissue, and an embryo or germ usually located near the bottom of the seed (Ihekoronye and Ngoddy, 1985). Cereals have an easy-to-preserve advantage over other plant crops, in their being able to dry to a safe moisture level naturally in the field.

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