Electron beam disinfestation of cut flowers and their radiation tolerance

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 175-179

  Hayashi, Toru ^a   Kikuchi, Olivia K ^b   Dohino, Toshiyuki ^c  

^a NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^c NATIONAL VETERINARY ASSAY LABORATORY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON IRRADIATION; GAMMA RAYS; RADIATION EFFECTS;

ELECTRON BEAM DISINFECTION; RADIATION TOLERANCE;

INSECT CONTROL;

BEETLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; DISINFECTION; ELECTRON BEAM; GAMMA RADIATION; INFESTATION; MITE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW;

EID: 0031553368     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(97)00116-3     Document Type: Note

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