This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1002/jsfa.10691 Effects of Variety, Storage Container and Duration on the Physical Properties, Oil Content, Germination Capacity and Seed Loss due to Plodia interpunctella of Ethiopian Sesame Kumera Neme a,b, , Yetenayet B. Tola b,* , Ali Mohammed b , Eneyew Tadesse c and Tess Astatkie d a Department of Food Science & Nutrition, College of Agriculture, Wollega University, Box 38, Shambu, Ethiopia, Email: kumneme@gmail.com b Department of Postharvest Management, College of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, Box 307, Jimma, Ethiopia, Email: yetenayet@gmail.com, yetenayet.bekele@ju.edu.et b Department of Postharvest Management, College of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, Box 307, Jimma, Ethiopia, Email: alimhmd@yahoo.com c Department of Food Science & Applied Nutrition, School of Biological & Chemical Sciences & Technology, Addis Ababa Science & Technology University, Box 16417, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Email: ryeneats@gmail.com d Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS, B2N 5E3, Canada, Email: astatkie@dal.ca *Corresponding author: Email: yetenayet@gmail.com, yetenayet.bekele@ju.edu.et Tel: (+251) 917-801108, ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/000-0002-8247-4546 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.