CORESTA Meeting, Agronomy/Phytopathology, 2019, Victoria Falls, AP 30
Lethal effect of low pressure on the cigarette beetle
Japan Tobacco Inc., Leaf Tobacco Research Center, Oyama, Tochigi, Japan
Low-oxygen (O2) controlled atmosphere (CA) is becoming used more commonly for disinfestation of stored tobacco. Generally, low-O2 atmospheres are achieved by nitrogen-purge. Practical CA chambers require approximately 24 h to reduce the partial...