Calag Archive
Calag Archive
Effects of Ethrel on fruit ripening of tomatoes… greenhouse, field and postharvest trials
Publication Information
California Agriculture 23(7):12-14.
Published July 01, 1969
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Abstract
Studies with Ethrel (2-chloroe-thanephosphonic acid) on pickling cucumbers have demonstrated the effects of this chemical plant regulator on sex expression and growth development. Recently several research workers have reported favorably on the influence of this ethylene releasing compound on tomato fruit development and maturation.