A comparison of protective services commonly used for rail shipments of Florida oranges and grapefruit
By: by J.R. Winston ... [et al.].
Contributors: United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering
Series: H.T. & S. office report -- no. 305; H.T. & S. office report -- no. 305.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Administration, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils and Agricultural Engineering
Published: 1953
Place of publication: Orlando, Fla
Language: eng
Number of pages: 25
Subjects: Citrus fruits; Transportation; Storage
Description: This is a report on more than 600 citrus shipping tests from Florida over a period of three shipping seasons beginning in 1948. It presents a comparison of load-temperatures obtained during transit by commonly-used protective services grouped by shipping periods, and the effect of such temperatures on the keeping qualities of the fruits during the transit period and for a week after it reached market.
Notes: Cover title.

"September 1953."