Radio frequency heating for postharvest control of pests in agricultural products: A review

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 113, Issue , 2016, Pages 106-118

  Hou, Lixia ^a   Johnson, Judy A ^b   Wang, Shaojin ^a,c  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural products; Disinfestations; Heating uniformity; Postharvest; Radio frequency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949008194     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2015.11.011     Document Type: Review

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