Heat treatments for postharvest pest control : theory and practice /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Lurie, S. (Susan), 1943- (Editor), Mitcham, Elizabeth J., 1961- (Editor), Tang, Juming (Editor), Wang, Shaojing (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2007.
Subjects:	Food storage pests > Control. Insect pests > Control. Insect pests > Effect of temperature on. Crop Produce. Horticultural Crops, (New March 2000) Other Control Measures. Storage Problems and Pests of Food. Heat transfer. Heat treatment. Heat. Hot air treatment. Hot water treatment. Insect control. Insect pests. Insects. Pest control. Plant pathogens. Postharvest decay. Quarantine. Stored products pests. Stored products. Temperature. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction / J.D. Hansen and J.A. Johnson
Fundamental Heat Transfer Theory for Thermal Treatments / J. Tang and S. Wang
Temperature Measurement / J. Tang and S. Wang
Physiological Responses of Agricultural Commodities to Heat Treatments / S. Lurie and E.J. Mitcham
Experimental and Simulation Methods of Insect Thermal Death Kinetics / S. Wang, J. Tang and J.D. Hansen
Biology and Thermal Death Kinetics of Selected Insects / J. Tang, S. Wang and J.A. Johnson
Thermal Control of Fungi in the Reduction of Postharvest Decay / E. Fallik and S. Lurie
Disinfestation of Stored Products and Associated Structures Using Heat / S.J. Beckett, P.G. Fields and Bh. Subramanyam
Considerations for Phytosanitary Heat Treatment Research / G.J. Hallman
Heat with Controlled Atmospheres / E.J. Mitcham
The Influence of Heat Shock Proteins on Insect Pests and Fruits in Thermal Treatments / S. Lurie and E. Jang
Thermal Treatment Protocol Development and Scale-up / J. Tang, S. Wang and J.W. Armstrong
Commercial Quarantine Heat Treatments / J.W. Armstrong and R.L. Mangan.