Monitoring of mercantile maize stored at family farm Ratko Pavkić in 2019

Skladištenje je složen proces u kojemu najveću ulogu ima čovjek, te svojim odlukama utječe na stanje proizvoda tijekom čuvanja. Ovim istraživanjem pratilo se stanje merkantilnog kukuruza uskladištenog na OPG – u Ratko Pavkić tijekom ožujka, travnja i svibnja 2019. godine. Pratila se temperatura, vlaga, hektolitarska težina te prisutnost štetnika. Analizom uzoraka ustanovljeno je da roba nije adekvatno skladištena. Nepovoljni uvjeti za skladištenje (povišena temperatura i vlaga) uzrokovali su prisutnost velikog broja štetnika u robi. Nakon tretiranja insekticidom brojnost štetnika se djelomično smanjila, ali nedovoljno za sigurno skladištenje. Na osnovu provedenih analiza preporučuje se saniranje uskladištene robe te provođenje dezinsekcije kako bi se smanjili gubici kvalitete uskladištene robe i zaustavilo daljnje širenje štetnika.Storage is a complex process in which the man has the greatest role and his decisions affecting the condition of the product during storage. Through this study we monitored the condition of mercantile maize stored on family farm Ratko Pavkić during March, April and May 2019. We monitored temperature, grain moisture, hectolitre weight and the presence of stored pests. According to the analysed samples it was found that stock was not adequatly stored. Unfavorable storage conditions (too high temperature and grain moisture) have resulted in a presence of large number of pests in stock. After insecticide treatment, the number of pests was partially reduced, but not insufficient for safe storage. On the basis of the conducted analyzes a sanitation and disinsection is recommended in orderto reduce the loss of quality of stored stock and stop further spreading of the pests