Condition of curry leaves exposed to quarantine treatments of cold, gamma irradiation, or methyl bromide fumigation.

Author(s) : MCGUIRE R. G.

Type of article: Article

Summary

In separate treatments, leaves of the curry leaf tree (Murraya koenigii) were subjected to 15 days at 1 °C, to gamma irradiation from a CO source at dosages from 100 to 1000 Gy, or to fumigation with methyl bromide from 16 to 64 g.m-3. Cold treated leaves retained their fresh appearance with minimal weight loss when stored in sealed plastic bags.

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  • Original title: Condition of curry leaves exposed to quarantine treatments of cold, gamma irradiation, or methyl bromide fumigation.
  • Record ID : 2002-3030
  • Languages: English
  • Source: HortScience - vol. 35 - n. 5
  • Publication date: 2000

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