Ensure pest-free security and food safety of walnuts in postharvest marketing channels via the development of efficient, economical, and environmentally benign chemical treatments. Retain and expand export of California-grown walnuts. Collect insecticidal efficacy data using the ¿Horn¿ Vaporphos phosphine fumigation system and optimize to specifically address the rapid through-put processing demands of the walnut industry.
Optimization Of ¿Horn¿ Phosphine Fumigations To Retain California Walnut Exports
Objective
Investigators
Walse S S
Institution
USDA - Agricultural Research Service
Start date
2013
End date
2014
Funding Source
Project number
5302-43000-037-28R
Accession number
426124
Commodities