Ozone as a post-harvest treatment for potatoes

This project evaluated the potential for using ozone gas as post-harvest treatment for control of disease in stored potatoes. Ozone is a short-lived, highly reactive oxidizing agent with demonstrated potential to control disease-causing microorganisms. Preliminary trials showed that the atmospheric...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Spencer, Robert C.J.
Other Authors: Waterer, Douglas R.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: University of Saskatchewan 2003
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Online Access:http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-09152003-155449/