We conclude that chitin content
is an accurate and reliable measure of fungal
invasion of stored seeds, and results obtained
in the laboratory were substantiated by those
obtained in a field case of stored corn which
had molded. The method is relatively rapid
(4-6 hr) when compared to the plating-out
method (5-7 days) of measuring fungus
invasion. The method has applicability in
measuring the storability of corn and soybean seeds.