The radiation treatment of grains against fungal contamination is a modern way to prolong the postharvest life of the product. Grains of the wheat variety Irene naturally infected by Fusarium spp., Bipolaris sorokiniana and Alternaria spp. were treated using pulsed (0.5 µs) X-ray irradiation (280 keV) with a high dose rate (up to 40 kGy/s). A dose-dependent effect of irradiation on fungal contamination of grains was observed. We showed that a dose of 1.5 kGy led to the total disinfection of wheat from fungi while wheat seed germination was reduced from 79.0% to 12.7%.

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小麦脉冲X射线处理抗病原真菌

对谷物进行辐射处理以防止真菌污染是延长产品采后寿命的一种现代方法。被镰刀菌自然感染的小麦品种艾琳的谷物。, Bipolaris sorokiniana和Alternaria spp。使用高剂量率（高达 40 kGy/s）的脉冲 (0.5 µs) X 射线辐射 (280 keV) 进行治疗。观察到辐照对谷物真菌污染的剂量依赖性影响。我们表明，1.5 kGy 的剂量可对小麦进行彻底消毒，而小麦种子发芽率从 79.0% 降至 12.7%。