Overview

Due to the nature of agricultural commodities as carriers of exotic pests, importing countries have employed varying methods of pest control for postharvest products. Thermal treatments are emerging as effective, environmentally-friendly alternatives to traditional methods, eliminating chemical residues and minimizing damage to produce. This book provides comprehensive information of these increasingly important treatments, covering temperature measurement, heat transfer, physiological responses of plants, insects and pathogens to heat, and an introduction to current and potential quarantine treatments based on hot air, hot water, and radio frequency energy.

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Author:   Juming Tang (Washington State University, USA) ,  Elizabeth Mitcham ,  Shaojin Wang (Washington, US) ,  Susan Lurie
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.984kg
ISBN:  

9781845932527

ISBN 10:   1845932528
Pages:   350
Publication Date:   20 July 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: History and purpose of quarantine and phytosanitation requirements, J D Hansen, USDA-ARS, USA; J A Johnson, USDA-ARS, USA Chapter 2: Fundamental heat transfer theory for thermal treatments, J Tang and S Wang Chapter 3: Temperature measurement, J Tang and S Wang Chapter 4: Physiological responses of agricultural commodities to heat treatments, S Lurie and E J Mitcham Chapter 5: Experimental and simulation methods of insect thermal death kinetic, S Wang, J Tang and J D Hanson Chapter 6: Physiology and thermal death kinetics of selected insects, J Tang, S Wang and J A Johnson Chapter 7: Thermal control of fungi to reduce postharvest decay, E Fallik, ARO, The Volcani Center, Israel, and S Lurie Chapter 8: Disinfestation of stored products and associated structures using heat, S J Beckett, CSIRO Entomology, Australia, P G Fields, Agriculture & Agrifood Canada, and Bh Subramanyam, Kansas State University, USA Chapter 9: Considerations for phytosanitary heat treatment research, G J Hallman, USDA-ARS, USA Chapter 10: Heat with controlled atmospheres, E J Mitcham Chapter 11: The influence of heat shock proteins in insect pests and fruits in thermal treatments, S Lurie and E Jang, US Department of Agriculture Chapter 12: Thermal treatment protocol development and scale-up, J Tang, S Wang, and J W Armstrong, USDA-ARS, USA Chapter 13: Commercial Quarantine Heat Treatments, J W Armstrong and R L Mangan, USDA-ARS, USA

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