Volatile aldehydes are promising broad-spectrum postharvest insecticides

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 4410-4417

  Hammond, David G ^a,b   Rangel, Sergio ^a   Kubo, Isao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aldehyde; Disinfestation; Fumigant; Insecticide; Quarantine

Indexed keywords

2 METHYL 2 BUTENAL; 2 PENTENAL; ALDEHYDE; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE; PROPIONALDEHYDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE AGENT;

APHID; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BEAN; DOSE RESPONSE; FRUIT; GRAIN; GRAPE; INSECT CONTROL; LEMON; LETTUCE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT; RICE; VEGETABLE; VOLATILIZATION;

ALDEHYDES; INSECTICIDES; PLANTS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0033804897     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf000233+     Document Type: Article

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25. Received for review February 22, 2000. Revised manuscript received June 28, 2000. Accepted June 29, 2000. We are grateful to TransFRESH Corp. for providing financial support for this research.