Abstract
In laboratory tests (1956–66) of various imported commodities, honeydew melons from Chile tolerated fumigation with methyl bromide at 64 mg per liter for 2 hours when the temperature was near 5.6 or 12.8 and the atmospheric pressure was normal (NAP), but some were injured by a rate of 48 mg per liter for 3.5 hours or 64 mg per liter for 3 hours at 12.8-14.4. Insect mortality tests with adults of confused flour beetles, Tribolium confusum Jacquelin duVal, which were inserted into the centers of the melons indicated methyl bromide penetration was slow but substantial. Seeds of Vicia faba L. tolerated 128 mg per liter for 7 hours NAP at 5.0 and 64 mg per liter for 2.5–4 hours at 660-mm sustained vacuum and 22.8–5.6. The Royal variety of apricots from the Union of South Africa tolerated fumigation NAP with 56 mg per liter for 2 hours at 23.3 or for 3 hours at 8.3, and the Barlenka, Waltham Cross, and Alphonse varieties of grapes tolerated 80 mg per liter NAP for 2 hours at 23.3 or 8.3. Also, varieties Emperor and Almeria grapes from Chile tolerated commercial fumigation under tarpaulin with 64 mg per liter for 2.5 hours at 4.4–6.1, and Rosaki grapes from Crete tolerated cold treatment for 12 days at 1.1 preceded by 2.5-hours fumigation with 48 mg per liter at 12.8 or preceded or followed by 56 mg per liter at 5.6. The keeping quality of Almeria grapes from Spain was poor after they received cold treatment for 16 days at 2.2 upon arrival, preceding or following similar fumigations.
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Claims 11
Claim · model-written summary
Honeydew melons tolerated methyl bromide fumigation at 64 mg per liter for 2 hours near 5.6 or 12.8 at normal pressure.
- Taxon
- honeydew melons
Cucumis melo var. inodoruse0 - Treatment
- fumigation with methyl bromide at 64 mg per liter for 2 hourse0
- Outcome
- tolerated fumigatione0
- Setting
- Chilee0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“honeydew melons from Chile tolerated fumigation with methyl bromide at 64 mg per liter for 2 hours when the temperature was near 5.6 or 12.8 and the atmospheric pressure was normal (NAP)”
Claim · model-written summary
Some honeydew melons were injured by methyl bromide at 48 mg per liter for 3.5 hours or 64 mg per liter for 3 hours at 12.8-14.4.
Not reportedTaxonComparatorDirection
Verbatim
e0“some were injured by a rate of 48 mg per liter for 3.5 hours or 64 mg per liter for 3 hours at 12.8-14.4”
t0“Imported Commodities”
Claim · model-written summary
Methyl bromide penetration into melons was slow but substantial.
Not reportedTaxon
Verbatim
e0“methyl bromide penetration was slow but substantial”
t0“Imported Commodities”
Claim · model-written summary
Vicia faba seeds tolerated 128 mg per liter for 7 hours at normal pressure and 5.0.
- Taxon
- Vicia faba L.
Vicia fabae0 - Organ / stage
- Seedse0
- Treatment
- 128 mg per liter for 7 hourse0
- Outcome
- toleratede0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Seeds of Vicia faba L. tolerated 128 mg per liter for 7 hours NAP at 5.0”
Claim · model-written summary
Vicia faba seeds tolerated 64 mg per liter for 2.5–4 hours at 660-mm sustained vacuum.
- Taxon
- Vicia faba L.
Vicia fabae0 - Organ / stage
- Seedse0
- Treatment
- 64 mg per liter for 2.5–4 hourse0
- Outcome
- toleratede0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Seeds of Vicia faba L. tolerated 128 mg per liter for 7 hours NAP at 5.0 and 64 mg per liter for 2.5–4 hours at 660-mm sustained vacuum and 22.8–5.6”
Claim · model-written summary
Royal apricots tolerated methyl bromide fumigation at 56 mg per liter for 2 hours at 23.3 or 3 hours at 8.3.
- Taxon
- apricots
Prunus armeniacae0 - Material
- Royale0
- Treatment
- fumigation NAP with 56 mg per liter for 2 hours at 23.3 or for 3 hours at 8.3e0
- Outcome
- toleratede0
- Setting
- Union of South Africae0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“The Royal variety of apricots from the Union of South Africa tolerated fumigation NAP with 56 mg per liter for 2 hours at 23.3 or for 3 hours at 8.3”
Claim · model-written summary
Barlenka, Waltham Cross and Alphonse grape varieties tolerated 80 mg per liter fumigation for 2 hours.
- Taxon
- grapese0
- Material
- Barlenka, Waltham Cross, and Alphonsee0
- Treatment
- 80 mg per liter NAP for 2 hourse0
- Outcome
- toleratede0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Verbatim
e0“the Barlenka, Waltham Cross, and Alphonse varieties of grapes tolerated 80 mg per liter NAP for 2 hours at 23.3 or 8.3”
Claim · model-written summary
Emperor and Almeria grapes tolerated commercial tarpaulin fumigation with 64 mg per liter for 2.5 hours.
- Taxon
- grapese0
- Material
- Emperor and Almeriae0
- Treatment
- commercial fumigation under tarpaulin with 64 mg per liter for 2.5 hourse0
- Outcome
- toleratede0
- Setting
- Chilee0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Verbatim
e0“varieties Emperor and Almeria grapes from Chile tolerated commercial fumigation under tarpaulin with 64 mg per liter for 2.5 hours at 4.4–6.1”
Claim · model-written summary
Rosaki grapes tolerated 12 days of cold treatment preceded by 48 mg per liter fumigation.
- Taxon
- grapese0
- Material
- Rosakie0
- Treatment
- cold treatment for 12 days at 1.1 preceded by 2.5-hours fumigation with 48 mg per liter at 12.8e0
- Outcome
- toleratede0
- Setting
- Cretee0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Verbatim
e0“Rosaki grapes from Crete tolerated cold treatment for 12 days at 1.1 preceded by 2.5-hours fumigation with 48 mg per liter at 12.8”
Claim · model-written summary
Rosaki grapes tolerated cold treatment with 56 mg per liter fumigation before or after it.
- Taxon
- grapese0
- Material
- Rosakie0
- Treatment
- preceded or followed by 56 mg per liter at 5.6e0
- Outcome
- toleratede0
- Setting
- Cretee0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Verbatim
e0“Rosaki grapes from Crete tolerated cold treatment for 12 days at 1.1 preceded by 2.5-hours fumigation with 48 mg per liter at 12.8 or preceded or followed by 56 mg per liter at 5.6”
Claim · model-written summary
Almeria grapes had poor keeping quality after cold treatment preceding or following fumigation.
- Taxon
- grapese0
- Material
- Almeriae0
- Treatment
- cold treatment for 16 days at 2.2e0
- Outcome
- keeping qualitye0
- Direction
- poore0
- Setting
- Spaine0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“The keeping quality of Almeria grapes from Spain was poor after they received cold treatment for 16 days at 2.2 upon arrival, preceding or following similar fumigations”
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