Organic acids as protectants for moist grain sorghum during storage.

Rangaswamy, J. R. and Ragunathan, A. N. and Majumder, S. K. (1974) Organic acids as protectants for moist grain sorghum during storage. Bulletin of Grain Technology, 12 (2). 85-88, 6 ref..

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Abstract

Organic acids like acetic and propionic acids are employed as protectants from fungal infection in moist grain sorghum during storage. Both acetic and propionic acids at 0.1% levels were effective in controlling fungal infection for greater than 4 months in sorghum with moisture contents less than16%, while corresponding controls were highly infected within 1 wk. Microbiological examination of both treated and controls samples during storage revealed that control samples harboured colonies of Aspergillus flavus, Asp. candidus, Asp. niger and Fusarium sp. Acetic acid was superior to propionic acid at 0.2% concn. in controlling mould growth on sorghum having moisture contents greater than 16%.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	ACIDS-; sorghum, fungi organic acids inhibition in stored moist; ACETIC-ACID; sorghum, fungi acetic acid inhibition in stored moist; FUNGI-; PROPIONIC-ACID; sorghum, fungi propionic acid inhibition in stored moist; SORGHUM-; fungi organic acids inhibition in stored moist sorghum; STORAGE-; MOISTURE-CONTENT
Subjects:	600 Technology > 03 Agriculture > 05 Insect/Pest Control 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 21 Cereals > 06 Sorghum
Divisions:	Food Protectants and Infestation Control
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	03 Feb 2022 08:58
Last Modified:	03 Feb 2022 08:58
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/7112

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