Tob. Sci., 1973, 17-55, p. 165-166, ISSN.0082-4523
Mold control of stored tobacco with propionic and acetic acids
Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina USA
Propionic acid added at the rates of 0 4 or 0.8% w/v to cut rag tobacco stored at 25°C prevented mold growth for 166 days at up to 23% moisture content (MC) and for 120 days at 32% MC. At the same concentrations propionic acid prevented visible mold...