Postharvest quality and ripening of Dwarf Brazilian bananas (Musa sp.) after x-ray irradiation quarantine treatment

HortScience

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 130-134

  Wall, Marisa M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disinfestation; Tropical fruit

Indexed keywords

IRRADIATION; PEST CONTROL; X RAY ANALYSIS;

DISINFESTATION; FRUIT QUALITY; IRRADIATION DOSES; TROPICAL FRUITS;

CROPS;

FARM CROPS; PEST CONTROL; RADIATION EFFECTS; X RAYS;

MUSA SP.;

EID: 33846839225     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.42.1.130     Document Type: Article

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