fumigation


Treatment with a chemical agent that reaches the commodity wholly or primarily in a gaseous state [FAO, 1990; revised FAO, 1995]
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Source: Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (2006) , ISPM No. 5. pp. 57-79, in: International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures 1 to 27 (2006 edition). Rome, Italy: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Source URL: Glossary of phytosanitary terms
Copyright: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Date of entry: 04/01/2007
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