Status of alternatives for methyl bromide in the United States

Outlooks on Pest Management

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 53-58

  Johnson, Judy A ^a   Walse, Spencer S ^a   Gerik, James S ^a  

^a San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Methyl bromide alternatives; Postharvest commodity treatments; Soil treatments

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861008237     PISSN: 17431026     EISSN: 17431034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1564/23apr02     Document Type: Article

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