Open AccessThe effect of the ozone and the biological preparation Biofit-3 treatment on the growth of pathogenic microorganisms of wheat during storage
Author(s) -
Valentina Avdeeva,
J. A. Bezgina,
Galina Starodubtseva,
Elena Zorina,
Е. А. Логачева,
Lubov Fedorovna Maslova
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/488/1/012004
Subject(s) - microorganism , rhizopus , fusarium , penicillium , ozone , agronomy , food science , biology , chemistry , horticulture , bacteria , organic chemistry , genetics , fermentation
Today, wheat is one of the most common cereal crops in the world. In order for the grain to retain its qualities well, its storage conditions must be unfavorable for both insects and microorganisms. Scientists are engaged in this problem in Europe, in the United States of America, in Russia. For a number of years, Stavropol State Agrarian University has been conducting research on the effects of the Biofit-3 biological product on pathogenic microflora formed on wheat grain. Disinfection of grain by a biological preparation was carried out in the following sequence: the biological preparation was thoroughly agitated until the precipitate was dissolved; working solutions were prepared with the optimum concentration by diluting the preparation with distilled water. The solution of the biological product was evenly distributed in the mass of grain with the help of a dosing pump. Also, the experiments were conducted on the combined effects of the biological product with ozone. As a result of the experiments, the effect of the Biofit-3 preparation in combination with ozone on the suppression of the colonies of the Rhizopus, Aspergilus, Fusarium, Penicillium and Alternaria fungi in the wheat grain was found out. The article presents the optimal modes of disinfection of wheat and grain mixtures with the preparation Biofit-3 in combination with ozone.