Why do farmer dry food grains before storge in the godown
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The food grains obtained by harvesting the crops are dried in the sunshine before storing to reduce their moisture content.It is necessary to prevent them from spoilage. The higher moisture content in food grains promotes the growth of fungus and moulds on the stored grains which damages them.
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Farmers dry food grains before storage in godown because of the following reasons
If moisture is there the natural enzyme present in grains will change the composition of grains.
Moisture will attract fungus and other micro organism that will spoil the grains faster.
Moisture will also a factor to attract rodents and pests like rat, cockroaches and other insects
if grains a dried it will increase the shelf life and keeping qualities of grain, it means you can store grains for a longer period of time
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