Recent Advances in Physicochemical Control and Potential Green Ecologic Strategies Related to the Management of Mold in Stored Grains
Grain serves as an essential cornerstone for sustaining life and social stability. However, during storage grain is often invaded by mold, which leads to mildew issues. This problem diminishes nutrient content and food quality and raises safety concerns, including toxin production, which can cause s...
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| description | Grain serves as an essential cornerstone for sustaining life and social stability. However, during storage grain is often invaded by mold, which leads to mildew issues. This problem diminishes nutrient content and food quality and raises safety concerns, including toxin production, which can cause serious economic losses and catastrophic market stability and national food security conditions. Accordingly, implementing effective measures to prevent and control mold is crucial for ensuring grain storage safety. This paper analyzes the molds that affect grain during storage, discussing their varieties, environmental needs, and potential hazards. It also expounds on corresponding prevention and control measures, including physical methods, chemical approaches, innovative mold inhibitors derived from microbes and plants, and micro–nano prevention and control technology. These measures demonstrate significant mold suppression by destroying the cell structure of mold or inhibiting its physiological processes. In particular, micro–nano technology enables the effective embedding and controlled release of active ingredients. It can prolong the release duration and enhance antibacterial stability, thus achieving more effective control effects. Furthermore, it can be concluded that these strategies provide a theoretical foundation to enhance the safety and efficiency of grain storage. Additionally, they assist in more effectively addressing mold-related challenges while ensuring food security. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-df7e8ed156c54a4a89a6da65ab99fbe92025-08-20T02:42:32ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582025-03-0114696110.3390/foods14060961Recent Advances in Physicochemical Control and Potential Green Ecologic Strategies Related to the Management of Mold in Stored GrainsTianyu Sha0Yujie Lu1Peihuan He2Md Mehedi Hassan3Yehan Tong4School of Grain Science and Technology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, ChinaSchool of Grain Science and Technology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, ChinaSchool of Grain Science and Technology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, ChinaCollege of Ocean Food and Biological Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, ChinaSchool of Grain Science and Technology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, ChinaGrain serves as an essential cornerstone for sustaining life and social stability. However, during storage grain is often invaded by mold, which leads to mildew issues. This problem diminishes nutrient content and food quality and raises safety concerns, including toxin production, which can cause serious economic losses and catastrophic market stability and national food security conditions. Accordingly, implementing effective measures to prevent and control mold is crucial for ensuring grain storage safety. This paper analyzes the molds that affect grain during storage, discussing their varieties, environmental needs, and potential hazards. It also expounds on corresponding prevention and control measures, including physical methods, chemical approaches, innovative mold inhibitors derived from microbes and plants, and micro–nano prevention and control technology. These measures demonstrate significant mold suppression by destroying the cell structure of mold or inhibiting its physiological processes. In particular, micro–nano technology enables the effective embedding and controlled release of active ingredients. It can prolong the release duration and enhance antibacterial stability, thus achieving more effective control effects. Furthermore, it can be concluded that these strategies provide a theoretical foundation to enhance the safety and efficiency of grain storage. Additionally, they assist in more effectively addressing mold-related challenges while ensuring food security.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/14/6/961grain storagemold preventioninnovative mold inhibitorsphysical preventionchemical preventionmicro–nano prevention |
| spellingShingle | Tianyu Sha Yujie Lu Peihuan He Md Mehedi Hassan Yehan Tong Recent Advances in Physicochemical Control and Potential Green Ecologic Strategies Related to the Management of Mold in Stored Grains Foods grain storage mold prevention innovative mold inhibitors physical prevention chemical prevention micro–nano prevention |
| title | Recent Advances in Physicochemical Control and Potential Green Ecologic Strategies Related to the Management of Mold in Stored Grains |
| title_full | Recent Advances in Physicochemical Control and Potential Green Ecologic Strategies Related to the Management of Mold in Stored Grains |
| title_fullStr | Recent Advances in Physicochemical Control and Potential Green Ecologic Strategies Related to the Management of Mold in Stored Grains |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recent Advances in Physicochemical Control and Potential Green Ecologic Strategies Related to the Management of Mold in Stored Grains |
| title_short | Recent Advances in Physicochemical Control and Potential Green Ecologic Strategies Related to the Management of Mold in Stored Grains |
| title_sort | recent advances in physicochemical control and potential green ecologic strategies related to the management of mold in stored grains |
| topic | grain storage mold prevention innovative mold inhibitors physical prevention chemical prevention micro–nano prevention |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/14/6/961 |
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