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Table 2 Alterations in the physical mass of shelled corn stored under different systems and durations.

From: Influences of drying temperature and storage conditions for preserving the quality of maize postharvest on laboratory and field scales

Storage	Cracked corn			Normal corn
	Time (months)			Time (months)			Time (months)
	Zero	Three	Six	Zero	Three	Six	Zero	Three	Six
Porosity (%)*
Aerated	44.24 aA	61.55 aB	60.45 aB	46.16 aA	65.20 aB	64.03 aB	46.25 aA	64.91 aB	65.15 aB
Airtight	44.24 aA	65.68 bC	64.06 bB	46.16 aA	66.94 bcB	66.38 bB	46.25 aA	66.67 bB	65.47 aB
Bag	44.24 aA	61.55 aC	58.97 aB	46.16 aA	67.96 cC	66.49 bB	46.25 aA	65.82 abB	65.87 aB
Non-aerated	44.24 aA	64.35 bB	63.96 bB	46.16 aA	65.98 abB	67.10 bB	46.25 aA	66.59 bB	66.16 aB
Bulk density apparent (kg m⁻³)*
Aerated	740 aB	730 bA	730 bA	760 aA	770 aB	770 aB	750 aA	780 aB	800 bC
Airtight	740 aA	760 dB	770 dC	760 aA	770 aB	800 cC	750 aA	790 bB	810 cC
Bag	740 aC	690 aA	700 aB	760 aA	780 bB	810 dC	750 aA	790 bB	810 cC
Non-aerated	740 aA	750 cB	750 cC	760 aA	770 aB	790 bC	750 aA	780 aB	790 aC
Thousand kernel weight (g)*
Aerated	220 aC	125 aA	143 aB	291 aC	283 aB	272 aA	298 aA	312 dB	294 aA
Airtight	220 aB	216 cA	220 bB	291 aA	295 bB	289 bA	298 aB	300 cB	289 bA
Bag	220 aC	150 bB	140 aA	291 aA	300 cB	295 bA	298 aA	305 bB	298 cA
Non-aerated	220 aB	234 dA	230 cA	291 aA	301 cB	300 cB	298 aB	299 aB	294 aA

*Means followed by the capital letter in the line for each storage time and lowercase in the column for each storage form, do not differ at 5% probability.

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