Radio frequency heating of walnuts and sweet cherries to control insects after harvest

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 682, Issue , 2005, Pages 2133-2140

  Mitcham, E ^a   Monzon, M E ^a   Simpson, T ^a   Bikoba, V ^a   Biasi, W V ^a   Feng, X ^a   Hansen, J ^b   Tang, J ^c   Wang, S ^c   Johnson, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Codling moth; Heat treatment; Navel orangeworm; Phytosanitary; Quarantine

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745517414     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.682.291     Document Type: Conference Paper

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