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| New Fruits Added to Ethy-GenŽ II Label | | |
Kiwifruit, Mangos, Persimmons and Stone Fruits
In addition to bananas, tomatoes, avocados, citrus, pears and melons, there are other fruits that benefit greatly from an external ethylene application. Until recently, many of these were not listed on our Ethy-GenŽ II Ripening Concentrate label. It is a requirement of the US Environmental Protection Agency that any fruit to which ethylene is applied must be listed on the product label. So we've been working with EPA to add these fruits to our label:
Kiwifruit, Mangos, Persimmons and Stone Fruits (Nectarine, Peach, Plum)
These all can be enhanced with ethylene, resulting in uniform ripening and much better marketability.
Please see the "Ripening Tips" Section of our web site for ripening assistance for these and other fruits.
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| The Danger of Ethylene | | Beneficial but...explosive
Ethylene has been used for years to initiate the natural ripening process. If not for this natural plant hormone, many of the fruits we enjoy would not be so readily available in our markets today, and not delivered at the peak of ripeness. However, there is a danger to using ethylene, as it is explosive at 27,000 ppm. Fortunately, only 100-150 ppm will trigger fruit to start the ripening process. Even so, there have been ethylene explosions in ripening facilities. A new section on our web site gives details on some of these.
Thankfully, the inventors of our catalytic generators devised a system that cannot create explosive levels of ethylene in a space that is 1,500 cubic feet (43 cubic meters) or greater. So when using our systems as directed, there is no possibility of ethylene explosion!
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Humidification from QA Supplies!
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| An important ingredient in proper ripening...
Our sister company, QA Supplies, constantly adds new products to their extensive line of quality assurance supplies. Recently they added a very affordable yet powerful and rugged humidifier.
The HR-50 Fogging Humidifier has a production of 1.5 gallons per hour. Featuring a simple design with only a few moving parts, so it operates quietly and efficiently without the need for treated water. This unit installs in minutes, is automatically fed by a connection to an existing cold water supply and the powerful motor will easily operate for years to come.
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| Quotable | | 
"Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad."
Brian O'Driscoll
Irish Rugby Captain &
World Rugby player of the decade (2000-2009) |
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Happy Ripening,
the ripening advantageTM
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