New Ethylene Absorbents: No Miracle Cure

Reid, M. and Dodge, L. Perishables Handling Newsletter 83:8. 1995.

Ethylene, as those in the floral industry should know, is a common air pollutant, is used as an agent for ripening bananas and other fruit, and causes rapid wilting, shattering, or failure to open, of many cut flowers and potted flowering plants.


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Author(s): Michael Reid, Linda Dodge

Section: Pesticides