Microbial Decontamination of Onion by Corona Discharge Air Plasma during Cold Storage

Corona discharge air plasma (CDAP) is a nonthermal decontamination technology which is generating antimicrobial agents such as photons, electrons, positively and negatively charged ions, atoms, and free radicals. We investigated the effect of a corona discharge under atmospheric pressure on the ster...

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Main Authors: Eun Ha Chang, Yeoung Seuk Bae, Il Sheob Shin, Hyun Jin Choi, Ji Hyun Lee, Ji Weon Choi
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Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Food Quality
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3481806
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Yeoung Seuk Bae
Il Sheob Shin
Hyun Jin Choi
Ji Hyun Lee
Ji Weon Choi
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description Corona discharge air plasma (CDAP) is a nonthermal decontamination technology which is generating antimicrobial agents such as photons, electrons, positively and negatively charged ions, atoms, and free radicals. We investigated the effect of a corona discharge under atmospheric pressure on the sterilization of postharvest fungal pathogens on onion. The main antimicrobial reactive substance generated by CDAP was O3. The active species such as nitric oxide (NO) and nitric dioxide (NO2) were nearly detected in this experiment. CDAP treatment revealed different isolation frequencies depending on postharvest pathogens from diseased onions, showing less isolation frequency of Fusarium spp. and Alternaria sp. than that of Botrytis spp. when compared with untreatment onions during 10-month cold storage. CDAP treatment at 2∼2.6 ppm of O3 slightly stimulated the mycelial growth of Alternaria sp., while the treatment at 20∼24 ppm of O3 gradually inhibited mycelial growth by treatment time. However, Botrytis sp. showed different patterns of mycelial growth with CDAP treatment. Less than 4 hours’ treatment of CDAP slightly inhibited the mycelial growth of Botrytis sp., while 8 hours’ treatment of CDAP slightly stimulated the mycelial growth of Botrytis sp. not depending on the concentration of O3. The inhibitory effect of CDAP on the conidial germination of Alternaria sp. and Botrytis sp. was examined with treatment time and intensity of CDAP. The conidial germination of Alternaria sp. treated with CDAP at the concentration of 13.7∼14.4 ppm of O3 was strongly inhibited by time, showing y = 2.66x2 − 85.139x + 4.88 and R2 = 0.98. When the conidia of Alternaria sp. were exposed for 2 hours with varying plasma O3 concentration, the conidial germination was strongly inhibited as the concentration of O3 increases, showing y = −0.09x2 + 6.905x − 0.764 and R2 = 0.95. The conidia of Botrytis sp. also showed similar patterns to CDAP. The inhibitory effect of CDAP on the germination of postharvest pathogens depends on treatment time and O3 concentration.
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spelling doaj-art-65e67544db334b41b9362c1b0ab34c3c2025-02-03T06:05:56ZengWileyJournal of Food Quality0146-94281745-45572018-01-01201810.1155/2018/34818063481806Microbial Decontamination of Onion by Corona Discharge Air Plasma during Cold StorageEun Ha Chang0Yeoung Seuk Bae1Il Sheob Shin2Hyun Jin Choi3Ji Hyun Lee4Ji Weon Choi5Postharvest Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science, Wanju 55365, Republic of KoreaGinseng Division, Department of Herbal Crop Research, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science, Eumseong 27709, Republic of KoreaPostharvest Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science, Wanju 55365, Republic of KoreaPostharvest Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science, Wanju 55365, Republic of KoreaPostharvest Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science, Wanju 55365, Republic of KoreaPostharvest Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science, Wanju 55365, Republic of KoreaCorona discharge air plasma (CDAP) is a nonthermal decontamination technology which is generating antimicrobial agents such as photons, electrons, positively and negatively charged ions, atoms, and free radicals. We investigated the effect of a corona discharge under atmospheric pressure on the sterilization of postharvest fungal pathogens on onion. The main antimicrobial reactive substance generated by CDAP was O3. The active species such as nitric oxide (NO) and nitric dioxide (NO2) were nearly detected in this experiment. CDAP treatment revealed different isolation frequencies depending on postharvest pathogens from diseased onions, showing less isolation frequency of Fusarium spp. and Alternaria sp. than that of Botrytis spp. when compared with untreatment onions during 10-month cold storage. CDAP treatment at 2∼2.6 ppm of O3 slightly stimulated the mycelial growth of Alternaria sp., while the treatment at 20∼24 ppm of O3 gradually inhibited mycelial growth by treatment time. However, Botrytis sp. showed different patterns of mycelial growth with CDAP treatment. Less than 4 hours’ treatment of CDAP slightly inhibited the mycelial growth of Botrytis sp., while 8 hours’ treatment of CDAP slightly stimulated the mycelial growth of Botrytis sp. not depending on the concentration of O3. The inhibitory effect of CDAP on the conidial germination of Alternaria sp. and Botrytis sp. was examined with treatment time and intensity of CDAP. The conidial germination of Alternaria sp. treated with CDAP at the concentration of 13.7∼14.4 ppm of O3 was strongly inhibited by time, showing y = 2.66x2 − 85.139x + 4.88 and R2 = 0.98. When the conidia of Alternaria sp. were exposed for 2 hours with varying plasma O3 concentration, the conidial germination was strongly inhibited as the concentration of O3 increases, showing y = −0.09x2 + 6.905x − 0.764 and R2 = 0.95. The conidia of Botrytis sp. also showed similar patterns to CDAP. The inhibitory effect of CDAP on the germination of postharvest pathogens depends on treatment time and O3 concentration.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3481806
spellingShingle Eun Ha Chang
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Il Sheob Shin
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Journal of Food Quality
title Microbial Decontamination of Onion by Corona Discharge Air Plasma during Cold Storage
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title_fullStr Microbial Decontamination of Onion by Corona Discharge Air Plasma during Cold Storage
title_full_unstemmed Microbial Decontamination of Onion by Corona Discharge Air Plasma during Cold Storage
title_short Microbial Decontamination of Onion by Corona Discharge Air Plasma during Cold Storage
title_sort microbial decontamination of onion by corona discharge air plasma during cold storage
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