Almond quality as influenced by radio frequency heat treatments for disinfestation

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 225-231

  Gao, M ^a   Tang, J ^b   Wang, Y ^c   Powers, J ^b   Wang, S ^b  

^a YANGTZE UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Almond; Heating uniformity; Phytosanitary; Postharvest quality; RF

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 77957016859     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2010.06.005     Document Type: Article

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