Published September 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Effect of gamma irradiation on the cigarette beetles reared on cayenne pepper

  • 1. National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, National Food Research Institute, Tsukuba, Ibaraki (Japan)

Description

Effect of gamma irradiation on the survival of the cigarette beetles reared on cayenne pepper was investigated. Gamma ray at a dose of 62 Gy completely killed eggs and larvae of the beetles. Some pupae survived at 540 Gy, but all pupae were killed at 1076 Gy. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Shokuhin Shosha
Journal Volume
44
Journal Issue
1-2
Journal Page Range
p. 14-16
ISSN
0387-1975

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