Industrial-scale radio frequency treatments for insect control in walnuts. I: Heating uniformity and energy efficiency

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 240-246

  Wang, S ^a   Monzon, M ^b   Johnson, J A ^c   Mitcham, E J ^b   Tang, J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat treatment; Insect control; Phytosanitary; Quarantine; Walnut

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; JUGLANS;

EID: 34249062737     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2006.12.023     Document Type: Article

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