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Insecticidal atmospheres for tropical fruits.

Yahia, E. M.;

Harvest and postharvest technologies for fresh fruits and vegetables. Proceedings of the international conference, Guanajuato, Mexico, 20-24 February, 1995. Year: 1995 Pages: 282-286 Ref: 14 ref.

1995

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Insecticidal atmospheres for tropical fruits.

 

Atmospheres with very low O2 (less than or equal to 0.5%) and/or very high CO2 (more than or equal to 50%) are insecticidal. However, not all fresh fruits and vegetables can tolerate such extreme atmospheres. Avocado (cv. Hass), papaya [pawpaw] (cv. Sunrise) and mango (cv. Keitt) fruits tolerated these atmospheres for 1, 2 and 5 days, resp., at 20 deg C. The potential use is discussed of insecticidal atmospheres as a quarantine insect control treatment for mango, avocado and papaya fruits, on the basis of fruit tolerance, insect mortality and costs.