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Research Articles

Effects of phosphine (ECO2FUME®) on ‘Hass’ avocado fruit quality and target pest mortality

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Pages 159-169 | Received 13 Nov 2021, Accepted 05 Aug 2022, Published online: 14 Aug 2022

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