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• TITLE: Post-Harvest Constraints: Fungi and Insects Responsible for Rice (Oryza spp) Losses during Storage in Cameroon

  AUTHORS: Delphine Mapiemfu-Lamare, Erasmus Nchuaji Tang, Youmma Douksouna, Ajebesone Francis Ngome, Christopher Suh, Blaise Nangsingnyuy Tatah, Zachée Ambang

  KEYWORDS: Loss, Quantity, Quality, Safety, Cameroon

  JOURNAL NAME: Agricultural Sciences, Vol.14 No.6, June 26, 2023

  ABSTRACT: The magnitude of rice grain losses during storage is huge and warrants critical attention. We investigated the diversity of fungi and insect contamination related to losses of domestic and imported rice from local mills and markets, stored under room conditions for 10 weeks in Cameroon. The highest percentage discolored grain was on imported milled white rice (3.5%), 10 weeks after storage. In general, imported rice samples contained the highest fungal load with a proportion of 65.90% compared to 34.3% for domestic samples. Weight loss due to insect damage was up to 19.9% in white milled domestic rice. Among the 67 isolated fungi strains, the genus Aspergillus had the highest prevalence (63.8%). From all the samples, 877 insects were collected with 719 (81.9%) of Sitophilus. It is urgent to develop sustainable and affordable storage methods to limit insect and fungi infestation on rice in Cameroon.