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Akash Kedia
Researcher at Banaras Hindu University
Publications - 26
Citations - 1362
Akash Kedia is an academic researcher from Banaras Hindu University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Essential oil & Aflatoxin. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 26 publications receiving 1058 citations. Previous affiliations of Akash Kedia include Gauhati University.
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Plant essential oils as food preservatives to control moulds, mycotoxin contamination and oxidative deterioration of agri-food commodities – Potentials and challenges
TL;DR: An overview on EOs reported to have prominent efficacy against storage fungi, mycotoxins, and as antioxidants can be found in this paper, where safety concerns and future prospects as plant-based preservatives are also discussed.
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Assessment of some essential oils as food preservatives based on antifungal, antiaflatoxin, antioxidant activities and in vivo efficacy in food system
TL;DR: During in vivo investigations in food system all the five essential oils showed above 50% protection of chickpea seed from A. flavus infestation showing their potential as plant based preservatives for enhancement of shelf life of food items.
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Antifungal and antiaflatoxigenic properties of Cuminum cyminum (L.) seed essential oil and its efficacy as a preservative in stored commodities.
TL;DR: The study reports potential of Cuminum cyminum (cumin) seed essential oil (EO) as a plant based shelf life enhancer against fungal and aflatoxin contamination and lipid peroxidation and its efficacy as a preservative in food systems.
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Antifungal, antiaflatoxigenic, and insecticidal efficacy of spearmint (Mentha spicata L.) essential oil
TL;DR: The chemical characterization of this EO through GC/GC–MS analysis depicted 13 compounds comprising 97.09% of the EO, carvone being the major component (59.6%) and the phytotoxicity assay showed 100% germination of EO-treated chickpea seeds.
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Botanicals as eco friendly biorational alternatives of synthetic pesticides against Callosobruchus spp. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)-a review.
TL;DR: Botanical formulations have shown their promise in integrated management of the pest as semiochemicals by showing behaviour altering efficacy against the bruchids, thereby, reducing the induced pest resistance problem which is frequently reported with synthetic pesticides.