Effect of radio frequency heating as a potential quarantine treatment on the quality of 'Bing' sweet cherry fruit and mortality of codling moth larvae

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 197-203

  Monzon, M E ^a   Biasi, B ^a   Simpson, T L ^a   Johnson, J ^b   Feng, X ^a   Slaughter, D C ^c   Mitcham, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c Univ of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat treatment; Hot water; Lepidoptera; Phytosanitary; Quality

Indexed keywords

CYDIA POMONELLA; LEPIDOPTERA; PRUNUS AVIUM;

EID: 33646026673     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2005.12.011     Document Type: Article

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