AbstractStrawberries were sprayed with solutions of 200, 300 and 500 mg dimethoate litre−1and analysed for dimethoate residues up to 21 days after the final spraying. The residues were found to be below the National Health and Medical Research Council limit of 2 mg kg−1, 1, 2 and 4 days after spraying. Consequently, the withholding period of 7 days could be reduced to 3 days to allow uninterrupted picking of the ripe strawberry c
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