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One of the primary goals of the Agricultural Research Service is to ensure high-quality, safe agricultural products while sustaining a competitive agricultural economy. Our unit seeks to achieve this by discovering new ways to control postharvest insect pests and decay in horticultural commodities. In doing so, we help provide the public with quality produce and overcome quarantine barriers to allow increased exports of U.S. crops. In addition, much of our work deals with developing non-chemical commodity treatments and integrated management systems which will reduce the use of chemical pesticides. |
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CP&Q Stakeholders Conference
The Commodity Protection and Quality Research Unit (CP&QRU) held a Stakeholder Conference on October 30, 2009. Please follow the link for more information as well as links to the Conference Report. |
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Welcome to Dr. Atanu Biswas
Dr. Atanu Biswas has been appointed acting research leader for the Commodity Protection and Quality Research Unit. He is an authority on polymer chemistry, with more than 24 years of research experience, and has been working in the Plant Polymer Research Unit at the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Peoria, IL
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Recent
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Montesinos-Herrero, C., Smilanick, J.L., Hurley, J.M. and Palou, L. Potassium sorbate residue levels and persistence in citrus fruit as detected by a simple colorimetric method.
Wang, S., Johnson, J. A., Hansen, J. D. and Tang, J. Determining thermotolerance of fifth-instar Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and Amyelois transitella (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) by three different methods.
Johnson, J. A. and Hansen, J. D. Evidence for the non-pest status of codling moth on commercial fresh sweet cherries intended for export.
Burks, C. S., Higbee, B. S., Brandl, D. G. MacKey, B. E. Sampling and pheromone trapping for comparison of abundance of Amyelois transitellabetween almonds and pistachios
Usall, J., Smilanick, J., Palou, L., Denis-Arrue, N., Teixidó, N., Torres, R., Viñas, I. Preventive and curative activity of combined treatments of sodium carbonates and Pantoea agglomeransCPA-2 to control postharvest green mold of citrus fruit. |
Contacts
Linda Moreno, Unit Secretary linda.moreno@ars.usda.gov
Judy Johnson, Webmaster judy.johnson@ars.usda.gov
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