Use of hot water treatment to control codling moths in harvested California 'Bing' sweet cherries

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-49

  Feng, Xuqiao ^a,d   Hansen, James D ^b   Biasi, Bill ^a   Tang, Juming ^c   Mitcham, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Disinfestation; Heat; Quality; Quarantine

Indexed keywords

CYDIA; CYDIA POMONELLA; LEPIDOPTERA; OLETHREUTIDAE; PRUNUS; PRUNUS AVIUM;

EID: 0842306459     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5214(03)00139-X     Document Type: Article

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