- Investigators
- Bhargava, K.
- Institutions
- University of Central Florida
- Start date
- 2020
- End date
- 2022
- Objective
- Our goal is to develop natural antimicrobial interventions for improving the microbiological safety of sprouts. The specific aims are:Objective 1: To design, fabricate & characterize oregano and cinnamon oil nanoemulsions.Objective 2: To determine the efficacy of antimicrobial nanoemulsions as a decontaminate for reducing Salmonella on alfalfa and mung bean seeds.Objective 3: To determine the efficacy of antimicrobial nanoemulsions for reducing Salmonella on alfalfa and mung bean sprouts during sprouting and post-harvest storage.
- Funding Source
- Nat'l. Inst. of Food and Agriculture
- Project source
- View this project
- Project number
- OKLW-2019-06872
- Accession number
- 1021707
- Categories
- Salmonella
- Commodities
- Produce
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