Question

how does abiotic and biotic factors affect storage of food

Answer 1

(a) Biotic factors like insects, rodents, fungi, mites and abiotic factors like inappropriate temperature and moisture cause degradation in quality, loss in weight, poor germination, discolouration of produce, all leading to poor marketability.

(b) The preventive and control measures include strict cleaning of the produce before storage, proper drying of the produce first in sunlight and then in shade and fumigation using chemicals.

(c) Xanthium and Parthenium.

Answer 2

Biotic factors like insects etc destroy the stored food by feeding on it or by spreading germs near it
Abiotic factors like flood drought etc lead to lack of good n nutritioned food during the time of its need because flood water is very harmful n full of germs n harmful bacterias