Postharvest control of insect pests in nuts and fruits based on radio frequency energy

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 599, Issue , 2003, Pages 175-181

  Tang, Juming ^a   Wang, Shaojin ^a   Johnson, Judy ^b   Drake, Steve ^b   Hansen, James ^b   Mitcham, Elizabeth ^c   Hallman, Guy ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat; Insect; Quality; Quarantine; Radio frequency

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745551615     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2003.599.20     Document Type: Conference Paper

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