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Summary
Unfavourable storage conditions such as high temperature, high humidity and high levels ofseed moisture can lower the cooking quality of beans. Legumes can easily develop ahardshell condition during storage and this problem is presented and discussed together with measures th at can be taken to alleviate the problem. In addition, the effects of adversestorage conditions on the nutritional value of legume seeds are examined. Legumes instorage, particularly in the tropics, may be attacked by insects, among o ther biologicalagen ts, and therefore, attention is focu ssed on the nutritional losses associated with insect infestation.