Essential Oils Help Control Fungus Growth in Argentinian Corn

Tuesday, December 16, 2014 - 14:01 in Biology & Nature

Argentina is the second highest corn producing country in the world. But because of the slow drying process in corn kernels and wet weather conditions in Argentina, corn grown there can easily become infected with fungus. A new study in the Journal of Food Science published by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) found that the essential oils from oregano can have an antifungal effect on corn.

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