Monitoring acetic acid vapour concentrations during fumigation of fruit for control of post harvest decay

Canadian Biosystems Engineering / Le Genie des biosystems au Canada

Volumn 45, Issue , 2003, Pages

  Sholberg, P ^a   Shephard, T ^a   Moyls, L ^a  

^a SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blue mold; Botrytis cinerea; Gray mold; Penicillium expansum; Pome fruit; Post harvest decay; Storage rot

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CHEMICAL SENSORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CROPS; DECAY (ORGANIC); FRUITS; FUMIGATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HARVESTING; SOLID STATE DEVICES;

BLUE MOLD; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; GRAY MOLD; HARVEST DECAY; POME FRUIT; VAPOUR CONCENTRATIONS;

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0345873297     PISSN: 14929058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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