EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Generally speaking, there are four main types of food storage to mix-and-match in your supply: dry staples, freeze dried, dehydrated and canned. Each has pros and cons, but here are the basics.

Detailed explanation-2: -Plants prepare their food and store in the form of starch. They can store their food in different parts like roots, stems and leaves.

Detailed explanation-3: -Traditional methods of storage of seeds involve the use of dried bottle gourd shells and neem leaves. The method that is now used is of placing the seeds in air-tight containers that are dry.

Detailed explanation-4: -Food storage is a way of decreasing the variability of the food supply in the face of natural, inevitable variability. It allows food to be eaten for some time (typically weeks to months) after harvest rather than solely immediately.