Tolerance of 'Fuyu' persimmons to low oxygen and high carbon dioxide atmospheres for insect disinfestation

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 155-160

  Mitcham, Elizabeth J ^a   Attia, Mohamed M ^b   Biasi, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Alexandria University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Acetaldehyde; Controlled atmosphere; Diospyros kaki L.; Ethanol; Quarantine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030965676     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(96)01300-2     Document Type: Article

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