“…Increasing temperature is known to accelerate numerous processes involved in pesticide dissipation 10,27,159 by, for example, increasing a substance's solubility. 10 Effects of temperature on the dissipation of pesticides in plants have been assessed by four studies qualitatively (mainly discussing seasonal aspects with respect to growing seasons) 134,163,175,176 and by 18 studies quantitatively, 69−71,73,74,119,137,157,174,177−185 of which 14 studies explicitly investigated the influence of cold storage conditions. 70,71,73,74,119,137,157,177−183 The effect of reduced temperatures in cold storage rooms varies significantly ranging from reduced dissipation of carbendazim in mango fruits by a factor 2 during storage at 15 °C (the corresponding average temperature in the field study was 25 °C) 179 to reduced dissipation of pyriproxyfen in bell pepper fruits by a factor 24 during storage at 4 °C (the corresponding average temperature in the field study was 24 °C).…”