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ENHANCEMENT OF POSTHARVEST QUALITY OF FRUITS AND VEGETAGLES AND EVALUATION OF COMMODITY TREATMENTS OF QUARANTINED PESTS

Objective

The primary goals of this project are 1) to enhance postharvest market and human nutritional quality and 2) to evaluate commodity treatments of quarantined pests of fresh fruits and vegetables, specifically muskmelons, citrus, apples and spinach.

Investigators
Vacant
Institution
USDA - Agricultural Research Service
Start date
2009
End date
2012
Funding Source
Agricultural Research Service
Project number
6204-43000-016-00D
Accession number
418376
Commodities
Produce
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