Assessment of rodent damage to stored maize (Zea mays L.) on smallholder farms in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorMdangi, M.
dc.contributor.authorMulungu, Loth S.
dc.contributor.authorMassawe, A.W.
dc.contributor.authorEiseb, S.J.
dc.contributor.authorTutjavi, V.
dc.contributor.authorKirsten, F.
dc.contributor.authorMahlaba, T.
dc.contributor.authorMalebane, P.
dc.contributor.authorMaltitz, E. von
dc.contributor.authorMonadjem, A.
dc.contributor.authorDlamini, N.
dc.contributor.authorMakundi, Rhodes H.
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-17T12:25:26Z
dc.date.available2016-11-17T12:25:26Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionInternational Journal of Pest Management, 2013 Vol. 59, No. 1, 55–62,en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study examined rodent damage, loss and contamination in stored maize on smallholder farms in East Africa. Different, novel techniques for assessing rodent damage, namely open and closed storage structures (cribs and sacks), were employed in a treatment-control trial design replicated across different households and hamlets within the Berega community of Central Tanzania. Significant correlations were observed between the monthly rates of rodent-damaged maize seeds, maize weight loss and the number of rodent droppings. Significant differences in damage, loss and contamination occurred between different storage structures (open and closed cribs and sacks). The mean monthly rate of damage was 40.4%, 7.9%, 17.7% and 0% percent in open cribs, closed cribs, open sacks and closed sacks, respectively. Our results suggest that reducing rodent infestation through the use of improved storage structures could lead to major savings in the amount and quality of stored food available to households, thus increasing food security.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0967-0874
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/932
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.subjectContaminationen_US
dc.subjectPost-harvesten_US
dc.subjectRodent damageen_US
dc.subjectStorage structuresen_US
dc.subjectWeight lossen_US
dc.titleAssessment of rodent damage to stored maize (Zea mays L.) on smallholder farms in Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttp://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ttpm20en_US

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