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Effects Of The Post-Harvest Application Of Methyl Bromide Alternatives On Storage Pests And Quality Of Dried Fig, Fati̇h Şen, Kamer Betül Meyvaci, Uygun Aksoy, Mevlüt Emekçi̇, Ahmet Güray Feri̇zli̇

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Storage insect pests, microbial deterioration, and mycotoxins are major threats to dried fruit. Methyl bromide (MeBr) was the fumigant used to control pests until it was banned. The present study compared the use of MeBr (60 g m^{-3} for 24 h) and alternatives-magnesium phosphide (1 and 2 g of phosphine (PH_3) per ton of dried fig for 5 days), and carbon dioxide (CO2) at atmospheric pressure (in gas tight cubes for 5 days) and high pressure (2 h in pressurized tanks at 25 bars)-in controlling major pests (Ephestia cautella (Zell.) and Carpoglyphus lactis) of dried fig and in respect to …