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标题：Retailers’ knowledge and practices on the storage and handling of certified vegetable seeds: A case study of the Ashanti Region, Ghana
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作者：Johnson Antwi Adom ; Daniel Kwadjo Dzidzienyo ; John Ofosu-Anim 等
期刊名称：Sustainable Futures
印刷版ISSN：2666-1888
出版年度：2021
卷号：3
页码：100059
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：Poor seed storage and handling practices adversely affect seed quality. To investigate retailers’ knowledge and practices in handling and storing certified vegetable seeds to ensure seed quality maintenance, a survey was conducted with a questionnaire and a thermo-hygrometer in the Ashanti Region. Results indicated retailers were aware of the factors that affected seed quality during storage. Retailers stored seeds at room temperature, and repackaged seeds in smaller sizes due to challenges like lack of cold storage, lack of credits, seed pricing and seed package sizes. Retailers require cold storage facilities to ensure continuous supply of quality seeds to farmers.