Potential use and perspectives of nitric oxide donors in agriculture

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Exploitation of nitric oxide donors to control bacterial adhesion on ready‐to‐eat vegetables and dispersal of pathogenic biofilm from polypropylene

“…We also showed the capability of diquat, peracetic acid, and Pheno‐Tek II as biofilm dispersants without the association with NO donors. Further studies of NO donors in agriculture and food safety should be better explored to develop a toolkit for food‐safety practices such as GAP, HACCP and CIP protocols in industrial settings where washing is routinely applied …”