Survey of tropical cut flower and foliage responses to irradiation

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 264-271

  Sangwanangkul, Peerapong ^a   Saradhuldhat, Parson ^b   Paull, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA   (United States)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Electron beam irradiation; Heat treatments; Injury; Insect disinfestation; Ornamentals; Pretreatments; Simulated shipping

Indexed keywords

ALPINIA; ALPINIA PURPURATA; AVES; CAESALPINIA GILLIESII; CORDYLINE; CORDYLINE TERMINALIS; COSTUS; COSTUS BARBATUS; COSTUS WOODSONII; DENDROBIUM; DRYOPTERIS; DRYOPTERIS ERYTHROSORA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS PULVERULENTA; FILICOPHYTA; HELICONIA; HEXAPODA; HUPERZIA TAXIFOLIA; LYCOPODIUM; NYMPHALIDAE; ONCIDIUM; PROTEA; PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM; RUSCUS; STRELITZIA REGINAE; ZINGIBER; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 39149086084     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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