“Residue-free” tomatoes? Bush tomatoes show very low levels of pesticide residues
Do pesticide residues persist on bush tomatoes? Apparently not — or at least not much, according to a new study. When fruit was treated directly, then washed and brushed during normal postharvest handling, most — if not all — chemical residues were reduced by 50 to 95%. Ex...
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University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
1992-09-01
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| Series: | California Agriculture |
| Online Access: | http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v046n05p17 |