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, much effort is being directed into developing 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 …

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