Key points
– A new study is investigating the impact of high temperatures and high moisture content on lentil storage to help growers protect grain quality
– Important quality traits such as seed coat colour (redness), germination efficiency and cooking quality were adversely affected by inappropriate storage conditions in as little as four months
Explore the latest grain storage research, fumigation practices, aeration systems, and on-farm storage innovations featured in the GroundCover Supplement: Grain Storage (Issue 156, Jan–Feb 2022). This edition highlights practical strategies helping Australian growers protect grain quality, manage phosphine resistance, improve storage efficiency, and maximise long-term profitability.
Lentil storage study to bring cold, hard facts to hot issue of safeguarding grain quality. Storing lentils on-farm can help growers streamline logistics and target better prices. However, the impact of storage on important market traits such as colour, cooking quality and germination is still a bit of a mystery.
Download the QDAF manual on pulse storage.
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Philip Burrill explains the best way to store planting seed and why.
Explore the GroundCover Supplement: Grain Storage (Issue 119, Nov–Dec 2015), featuring the latest research, grower case studies, and practical strategies for on-farm grain storage. Topics include phosphine resistance, aeration cooling, nitrogen storage technology, grain hygiene, and tools helping growers improve grain quality and profitability.
A grain storage template for growers to record site information, best practice activities and records. Also includes a guide to grain storage best practice. Download
Grain Storage Fact Sheet February 2015 Results of aeration trials supported by the Australian Oilseed Federation Oilseed Development Fund and the Australian Sunflower Association as
