Irradiation as an alternative phytosanitary treatment for Arhopalus ferus and Hylurgus ligniperda

Wood products all require treatment to mitigate phytosanitary risk prior to exportation. The most common phytosanitary treatment applied to Pinus radiata logs is Methyl Bromide (MeBr). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2010 stated that MeBr must not be release into the atmosphere past 202...

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Main Author: van Haandel, Andre
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. School of Forestry 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/10506