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Rhizopus rot on peaches: Ammonia gas fumigation immediately following harvest may provide effective control of disease causing serious losses
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California Agriculture 12(7):7-14.
Published July 01, 1958
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Abstract
It is probable that effective control of Rhizopus rot—Rhizopus nigricans Ehr.—on peaches can be obtained—without fruit injury—by two 6-hour fumigations of an average ammonia concentration of about 250 ppm—parts per million.