@article{Rygg:313065,
      recid = {313065},
      author = {Rygg, G. L. and Wilson, C. W. and Garber, M. J.},
      title = {Effect of Biphenyl Treatment and Carton Ventilation on  Decay and Spoilage of California Lemons in Overseas  Shipments},
      address = {1961-10},
      number = {2393-2021-2300},
      series = {Marketing Research Report No. 500},
      pages = {24},
      year = {1961},
      abstract = {Excerpts from the report Introduction:  The use of  biphenyl in vapor form is generally considered effective in  reducing decay in citrus fruits during marketing.  In spite  of the use of biphenyl, reports of excessive decay in fruit  exported to European markets have been received frequently.   This led representatives of the American citrus industry  and related industries to request the Agricultural  Marketing Service and the California Citrus Experiment  Station to investigate ways of improving the effectiveness  of biphenyl in reducing decay and soilage.  For this  purpose three test shipments of lemons were made from Los  Angeles to Hamburg via the Panama Canal during the summer  of 1959.  Three corresponding static tests were made with  fruit from the same lots at the citrus experiment station  at Riverside, Calif., using stationary model refrigerated  cars.  A fourth static test was made on oranges as well as  lemons.  These tests were made to obtain additional data on  (1) the usefulness of biphenyl in reducing decay of citrus  fruit during transit, and for 2 weeks after unloading, a  period long enough to provide for distribution through the  usual market channels; (2) the desirability of ventilating  holes in the fiberboard containers, and (3) biphenyl  accumulation in the fruit as influenced by carton  ventilation, transit and storage time, and temperature.   This study is part of a broad program of research aimed at  expanding the market for agricultural products.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/313065},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.313065},
}