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  GroFresh®

  Contains 33g/ kg 1-methylcyclopropene in the form of a vapour releasing powder. GroFresh® is a powder that when mixed with hot water releases the volatile active ingredient 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP). GroFresh® is applied post-harvest to counteract many undesirable effects of both internal (produced by fruit) and external effects of ethylene on harvested fruit. By counteracting ethylene, GroFresh® provides many benefits to fruit during transport and storage including:

  • Maintaining firmness,

  • Maintaining titratable acidity,

  • Preventing superficial scald and soft scald on pome fruit,

  • Reducing internal ethylene production,

  • Protection from external sources of ethylene,

  • Reducing fruit aspiration,

  • Delaying ripening and senescence,

  • Reducing incidence of peel greasiness in apples,

  • Reducing incidence of core flush and mealiness in pome fruit, 

  • Reducing chilling injury.