Dielectric Properties of Fruits and Insect Pests as related to Radio Frequency and Microwave Treatments
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S. Wang; J. Tang; J.A. Johnson; E. Mitcham; J.D. Hansen; G. Hallman; S.R. Drake; Y. Wang Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, 213 L. J. Smith Hall, Pullman, WA 99164-6120, USA; e-mail of corresponding author: [email protected] USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory, 9611 S. Riverbend Ave., Parlier, CA 93648, USA; e-mail: [email protected] Department of Pomology, University of California, 1045 Wickson Hall, Davis, CA 95616-8683, USA; e-mail: [email protected] USDA-ARS Yakima Agricultural Research Laboratory, 5230 Konnowac Pass Road, Wapato, WA 98951, USA; e-mail: [email protected] USDA-ARS Sub tropical Agricultural Research Center 2413 E. Highway 83, Building 200, Weslaco, TX 78596, USA; e-mail: [email protected] USDA-ARS Tree Fruit Research Laboratory, 1104 N. Western Ave., Wenatchee, WA 98801, USA; e-mail: [email protected]
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