Table 1.
Average (±standard deviation) damage parameters at the beginning of the experiment.
| Parameters | Landraces | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magdalena | VC Amarillo | VC Rosado | SJR Azul | |
| Color | White | Yellow | Pink | Blue |
| Flotation index (n = 3) | 48.2 ± 3.55 | 34.2 ± 2.02 | 49.5 ± 3.50 | 80.5 ± 5.22 |
| Endosperm hardness classification 1 | Intermediate | Hard | Intermediate | Soft |
| Moisture content (%, wet basis) (n = 3) | 10.0 ± 0.53 | 10.5 ± 2.86 | 12.6 ± 0.06 | 11.8 ± 0.49 |
| Temperature (°C) (n = 3) | 22.2 ± 0.06 | 21.5 ± 0.10 | 21.6 ± 0.15 | 21.4 ± 0.08 |
| Insect damage (%) (n = 3) | 0.6 ± 0.37 | 1.7 ± 0.19 | 2.7 ± 0.33 | 4.0 ± 1.01 |
| Live S. zeamais (number per 500 g) (n = 3) | 0 | 1.0 ±1.73 | 0.3 ± 0.58 | 0.3 ± 0.58 |
| Live P. truncatus (number per 500 g) (n = 3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 ± 0.58 |
| Live S. cerealella (number per 500 g) (n = 3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Storage technologies evaluated | PP, HBZ | PP, HBZ | PP, PBO | PP, PBO |
Legend: PP: polypropylene woven bag; PBO: plastic bottle; HBZ: GrainPro hermetic SuperGrainbag® Premium RZ with zip. 1 Endosperm harness classification according to the Mexican norm (NMX-FF-034/1-SCFI-2002) using the flotation index value [27].