Ethylene Application
When you hear the term “ethylene,” what comes to mind?
For many, ethylene is solely linked to the ability to initiate ripening of traditional fruits, like bananas, in 20-40 pallet pressurized ripening rooms. However, ethylene has a multitude of uses including the ripening and degreening of organics, tropical fruits, field-grown tomatoes, greenhouse tomatoes, tobacco and even sprout suppression of potatoes and onions! And much of this takes place not in smaller ripening rooms but in large warehouses where many tons of produce are stored.
By further exposing these products to the natural plant hormone, ethylene, the result is enhanced quality fruit, with better color and almost ready-to-eat…for that perfect consumer experience! Our wide selection of ethylene generators provides safe, quick, residue-free and easy to use ripening for fresh produce. Find uses for ethylene application below!
Tropical Fruit - Ethylene Application
Bananas, papayas, mangoes, avocados… the list of tropical fruits goes on and on! Our ethylene generators are valued for their ability to further ripen tropical fruits post-harvest which enhances the taste and overall quality. For detailed specifications of tropical fruit ethylene application, view our resource page here.
Our products can be used in the ripening of organic tropical produce, as well. According to the United Kingdom’s Soil Association, ethylene can be used in storage for sprout suppression or for ripening of fruits.
Field-grown Tomatoes - Ethylene Application
Ethylene affects the growth, development, ripening, and aging of all plants. From this, field-grown tomatoes can be ripened with a natural plant hormone in the final stages of post-harvest before hitting grocery store shelves or food service counters. Residue-free, our ethylene generators and Ethy-Gen® II Ripening Concentrate help to turn mature-green tomatoes into a perfectly ripened red.
For further tomato ethylene ripening tips, we’ve compiled best practices for field-grown tomato ethylene application here.
Greenhouse Tomatoes - Ethylene Application
It’s the end of the season for your greenhouse tomatoes, and they need to be harvested quickly with uniform ripeness…what do you do? Utilize a safe, easy and residue-free way to speed up and improve the process! Increase the volume of a natural plant hormone in the greenhouse, one that the tomato already produces as it ripens: ethylene.
We have recently worked with several greenhouse tomato growers across the world to enhance the quality of their last harvest. To learn more about greenhouse tomato ripening, click here.