In a time of increased awareness among consumers that many of the chemical treatments of
fruits and vegetables to control insects, diseases, and physiological disorders are potentially
harmful to humans, there is a need to develop effective, nondamaging physical treatments
for insect disinfestations and disease control in fresh horticultural produce. High-and low-
temperature treatments, anoxia, and irradiation are some of the possibilities being
employed. These treatments are generally applied commercially for insect and disease …

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