Hot-water treatment for insect disinfestation and reduction of chilling injury of 'Fuyu' persimmon

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-87

  Lay Yee, Michael ^a   Ball, Sarah ^a   Forbes, Shelley K ^a   Woolf, Allan B ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chilling injury; Diospyros kaki; Hot water treatment; Postharvest disinfestation

Indexed keywords

DIOSPYROS KAKI; DIOSPYROS VIRGINIANA; INSECTA;

EID: 0030904962     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(97)87277-8     Document Type: Article

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