Application of HOCl on Crop harvesting

Pre-harvest applications

Seed disinfection

Crop disinfection/pre-harvest disease control

Irrigational water for microbial control

Spraying as fungicide to control plant diseases

Applications of electrolyzed water

Post-harvest applications

Decontamination by ice cubes of EO water

Disinfection cutting boards, etc.

Disinfecting fresh leafy Vegetables (cabbage, cilantro, spinach, letuce)

Food sanitation management, Inactivation of food related pathogens

Postharvest application to control fungal decay Postharvest application to control bacterial decay Poultry

Pre-harvest application of AEW

Effect on crops Grech and Rijkenberg injected AEW into a citrus micro-irrigation system to control certain water-borne pathogens, e.g. Phytophthora spp, Fusarium spp., algae, and skin-forming bacteria. All of them were killed. No chlorine-induced phytotoxicity was observed in field-grown plants. In greenhouse studies, treatment levels between and mg/ml significantly reduced propagules of Phytophthora in the soil and, in some cases, eradicated the pathogens.

Electrolyzed water: Effect on seed decontamination and seed quality

EW treatment may be used as an effective method for reducing microbial contamination on seed.

EW shows wide range of fungicidal activity, which may facilitate its use as a contact fungicide on aerial plant surfaces and for general sanitation in greenhouses.

It provides growers an additional tool to reduce the use of traditional fungicides in greenhouses.

EW is produced on-site and on demand for direct use, it can also reduce health hazards for workers by eliminating the need to handle concentrated chemicals. It may be useful as a seed disinfecting agent.

Post-Harvest application of AEW

Effect of AEW on fungi Effective postharvest and greenhouse disease management and the use of preventive fungicides are of considerable importance.

Increasing concern about pesticides in the environment, potential worker safety issues, and fungicide resistance indicate the need for alternative disease control measures.

AEW is a potential alternative to fungicide in the control of foliar or postharvest diseases.

Carried out a study to determine whether AEW could be used to stimulate germination of Tilletia indica spores, and observed that treatment of wheat seed for min with AEW eliminated contamination by fungi such as Aspergillus, Cladosporium, and Penicillium spp

Effect of AEW on cut vegetables

Effect of AEW on cut vegetables showed that AEW containing +/ to ppm of available chlorine was effective in reducing microbial flora in several fresh-cut vegetables.

Investigated the use of frozen AEW to preserve fresh lettuce during storage in styrene-foam containers for.

Changes were monitored in chlorine concentration during storage with tap water ice, AEW ice, and a mixture of AEW and BEW ice cubes.

The Cl, concentration increased by ppm/h in the container packed with frozen AEW and ppm/h for a mixture of AEW and BEW ice cubes ; no increase in Cl, concentration was observed in the container packed with tap-water ice cubes.