Ammonia Kills Spoilage Molds in Corn

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Abstract
Corn containing 26% and 12% moisture were treated with ammonia at 2?o and .5?o of corn dry weight, respectively. Am- moniation at both concentrations elimi- nated external and infecting molds and yeasts and tended to reduce bacterial counts. Molds killed were species of AspergiUus, Penicillium, Fusarium, Trich- oderma, and Rhizopus. In feeding trials, mice showed no preference between tem- pered and 2~ ammoniated corn that ini- tially had a pungent odor, but mice con- sumed more control corn than corn am- moniated at .5%.
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