Table 7 Fungal species/insect species vis-à-vis weight loss, germination and Nutritional composition of mature wheat seeds.

Aspergillus flavus

Nil

0.179 ± 0.21

90.43 ± 0.11

50.57 ± 0.12

70.78 ± 0.10

42.15 ± 0.19

12.0 ± 0.10

6.7 ± 0.14

A. niger

–

0.157 ± 0.12

89.43 ± 0.11

47.30 ± 0.15

–

39.12 ± 0.14

–

5.9 ± 0.15

Tribolium castaneum L.

–

0.78 ± 0.14

92.00 ± 0.18

49.24 ± 0.126

–

37.13 ± 0.16

–

4.7 ± 0.19