The almond moth, Ephestia cautella is a serious pest of stored food commodities including dried figs, dates, raisins, cocoa beans. The control of E. cautella infestations in storage that …
A Soltani, S Haouel-Hamdi… - International Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Natural insecticidal products, essentially essential oils and their bioactive compounds are available as an excellent alternative method to control insect pests as well as they are less …
One of the main problems for the dried fig industry is pest control during storage and subsequent marketability. For this reason, the dried fig industry has traditionally applied pest …
SS Ahmed, MH Naroz, MA El-Mohandes - International Journal of Tropical …, 2022 - Springer
Modified atmospheres (MAs) are safe and environmentally friendly pest control alternatives for protecting stored products; however, longer exposure times are required than those …
GB Oztekin, Y Tuzel, IH Tuzel - Scientia Horticulturae, 2013 - Elsevier
Grafting has been reported to give some benefits against salinity stress, however rootstock genotype plays a key role in this tolerance. Beneficial organisms can also used to enhance …
Agricultural Research for Sustainable Food Systems in Sri Lanka Ranjith Premalal De Silva Gamini Pushpakumara Pahan Prasada Jeevika Weerahewa Editors Agricultural Research for …
MC Villalobos, MJ Serradilla, A Martín… - Journal of Food …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This study aimed to evaluate the influence of preselect artificial drying systems for figs on the safety and sensory quality of this product throughout shelf‐life. Fresh figs were dried by …
Soil disinfestation with steam has potential to partially replace fumigants such as methyl bromide, chloropicrin, and 1, 3-dichloropropene because it is effective, safer to apply, and …
The saw-toothed grain beetle Oryzaephilus surinamensis plays a major role in reducing the quality and volume of dried fruits. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of modified …