Economic aspects of alternatives to methyl bromide in the postharvest and quarantine treatment of selected fresh fruits

Crop Protection

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 161-168

  Aegerter, Anthoni F ^a   Folwell, Raymond J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs; Fumigation; Methyl bromide

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTROL; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FRUIT; METHYL BROMIDE; STORAGE;

EID: 0034038811     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(99)00081-2     Document Type: Article

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