Table 2.
Average moisture content and damage (±standard deviation) after 3 and 6 months of storage.
| Maize Variety | Storage Time (Months) | Storage Technology | Moisture Content (%) | Insect Damage (%) | Weight Loss (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magdalena | 0 | INI | 10.0 ± 0.53 | 0.6 ± 0.37 | - | |||
| 3 | PP | 11.4 ± 0.03 | 3.5 ± 0.65 | 0.5 ± 0.22 | ||||
| 3 | HT | 9.5 ± 0.46 | 1.3 ± 0.33 | 0.2 ± 0.06 | ||||
| 6 | PP | 13.4 ± 0.95 | 50.5 ± 12.19 | 20.1 ± 8.51 | ||||
| 6 | HT | 11.3 ± 0.40 | 1.2 ± 0.76 | 0.2 ± 0.17 | ||||
| C Amarillo | 0 | INI | 10.5 ± 2.86 | 1.7 ± 0.19 | - | |||
| 3 | PP | 11.7 ± 0.29 | 2.4 ± 0.15 | 0.5 ± 0.04 | ||||
| 3 | HT | 8.4 ± 0.05 | 1.3 ± 0.45 | 0.2 ± 0.06 | ||||
| 6 | PP | 9.5 ± 0.36 | 36.2 ± 2.83 | 5.7 ± 4.30 | ||||
| 6 | HT | 9.5 ± 0.15 | 2.2 ± 2.16 | 0.6 ± 0.61 | ||||
| VC Rosado | 0 | INI | 12.6 ± 0.06 | 2.7 ± 0.33 | - | |||
| 3 | PP | 10.9 ± 0.28 | 38.1 ± 5.50 | 12.8 ± 1.85 | ||||
| 3 | HT | 11.5 ± 0.38 | 4.1 ± 1.22 | 0.5 ± 0.35 | ||||
| 6 | PP | 10.4 ± 0.42 | 61.4 ± 8.78 | 23.4 ± 1.90 | ||||
| 6 | HT | 8.5 ± 0.00 | 2.4 ± 0.7 | 0.6 ± 0.36 | ||||
| SJR Azul | 0 | INI | 11.8 ± 0.49 | 4.0 ± 1.01 | - | |||
| 3 | PP | 11.0 ± 0.39 | 7.4 ± 0.98 | 2.2 ± 0.80 | ||||
| 3 | HT | 11.7 ± 0.15 | 3.8 ± 1.43 | 2.2 ± 1.12 | ||||
| 6 | PP | 9.2 ± 0.10 | 59.5 ± 1.26 | 15.0 ± 6.20 | ||||
| 6 | HT | 12.1 ± 0.20 | 3.1 ± 1.14 | 1.17 ± 0.28 | ||||
| Statistical analyses | ||||||||
| Independent variables | Moisture content (%) | Insect damage (%) | Weight loss (%) | |||||
| Estimate | p | Estimate | p | Estimate | p | |||
| Intercept | −2.002 | <0.001 *** | −2.900 | <0.001 *** | −4.357 | <0.001 *** | ||
| HT | −0.305 | <0.001 *** | −1.381 | 0.001 ** | −1.591 | 0.001 ** | ||
| SJR Azul | −0.139 | 0.019 * | 0.475 | 0.216 | 0.795 | 0.089 | ||
| VC Amarillo | −0.090 | 0.129 | −0.389 | 0.380 | −0.385 | 0.484 | ||
| VC Rosado | −0.028 | 0.634 | 2.356 | <0.001 *** | 2.402 | <0.001 *** | ||
| Six months | 0.092 | 0.087 | 2.874 | <0.001 *** | 2.885 | <0.001 *** | ||
| HT × SJR Azul | 0.475 | <0.001 *** | 0.768 | 0.088 | 1.405 | 0.006 ** | ||
| HT × VC Amarillo | 0.097 | 0.173 | 0.667 | 0.192 | 1.238 | 0.038 * | ||
| HT × VC Rosado | 0.217 | 0.002 ** | −0.824 | 0.081 | −0.905 | 0.101 | ||
| HT × Six months | 0.036 | 0.470 | −2.278 | <0.001 *** | −1.701 | <0.001 *** | ||
| SJR Azul × Six months | −0.183 | 0.008 ** | −0.070 | 0.866 | −1.111 | 0.023 * | ||
| VC Amarillo × Six months | −0.168 | 0.018 * | −0.160 | 0.734 | −0.985 | 0.090 | ||
| VC Rosado × Six months | −0.293 | <0.001 *** | −1.800 | <0.001 *** | −2.065 | <0.001 *** | ||
| Model’s parameters | ||||||||
| Adjusted R2 | 0.67 | 0.941 | 0.863 | |||||
| Deviance Explained (%) | 75.2 | 96.4 | 93.8 | |||||
| N | 48 | 48 | 48 | |||||
Legend: INI: initial samples; PP: polypropylene woven bag; HT: hermetic technologies; R2: coefficient of determination; N: number of observations; *: p < 0.05; **: p < 0.01; ***: p < 0.001.