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Modified atmosphere storage to prevent mould‐induced nutritional loss in maize
Author(s) -
Janardhana G R,
Raveesha K A,
Shetty H S
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0010(199804)76:4<573::aid-jsfa991>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - water content , moisture , relative humidity , agronomy , modified atmosphere , environmental science , controlled atmosphere , humidity , atmosphere (unit) , food science , zoology , chemistry , horticulture , materials science , biology , shelf life , composite material , meteorology , physics , geotechnical engineering , engineering
Effect of modified atmosphere storage systems having 60% CO 2 , 40% CO 2 and 20% CO 2 in combination with N 2 and O 2 were studied on freshly harvested maize grain (var Deccan‐103) to prevent moulding and loss of food reserves. Under favourable conditions of 90% relative humidity and at 25±2°C, maize grains having 15 and 20% moisture content stored for 45 days revealed significant postponement of visible moulding and the loss of food reserves. The results showed that, maize grain with 15% moisture content does not support mould growth even after 45 days of storage, as a result loss of food reserves reduced considerably. Visible moulding was postponed by 15 days under 60% CO 2 and 40% CO 2 atmospheres in grains with 20% moisture contents and the loss of food reserves in MAS treated samples were significantly reduced over the untreated maize grains. Dry matter loss (DML) was also significantly reduced under 60% CO 2 modified atmospheres in maize grains with 20% moisture content. © 1998 SCI.