Effects of ethyl formate on fruit quality and target pest mortality for harvested strawberries

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 313-319

  Simpson, Tiffanie ^a   Bikoba, Veronique ^a   Mitcham, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Disinfestation; Fragaria ananassa Duch; Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande); Fruit quality; Postharvest; Tetranychus urticae Koch; Two spotted spider mite; Western flower thrips

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARANEAE; FRAGARIA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; FRANKLINIELLA; FRANKLINIELLA OCCIDENTALIS; FRANKLINIELLA TRITICI; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE;

EID: 7044235698     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2004.05.015     Document Type: Article

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