Ethephon Mode of action
Plant growth regulator with systemic properties. Penetrates into the plant tissues, and is decomposed to
ethylene,which affects the growth processes.
Ethephon Uses
To promote pre-harvest ripening in apples, currants, blackberries, blueberries,
cranberries, morello cherries, citrus fruit, figs, tomatoes, sugar beet and fodder beet seed crops, coffee, capsicums, etc.; to
accelerate post-harvest ripening in bananas, mangoes, and citrus fruit; to facilitate harvesting by loosening of the fruit in
currants, gooseberries, cherries, and apples; to stimulate latex flow in rubber trees, and resin flow in pine trees; to stimulate
early uniform hull split in walnuts; etc.
Max. application rate per season 2.18 kg/ha for cotton, 0.72 kg/ha for cereals, 1.44 kg/ha for fruit.
ethylene,which affects the growth processes.
Ethephon Uses
To promote pre-harvest ripening in apples, currants, blackberries, blueberries,
cranberries, morello cherries, citrus fruit, figs, tomatoes, sugar beet and fodder beet seed crops, coffee, capsicums, etc.; to
accelerate post-harvest ripening in bananas, mangoes, and citrus fruit; to facilitate harvesting by loosening of the fruit in
currants, gooseberries, cherries, and apples; to stimulate latex flow in rubber trees, and resin flow in pine trees; to stimulate
early uniform hull split in walnuts; etc.
Max. application rate per season 2.18 kg/ha for cotton, 0.72 kg/ha for cereals, 1.44 kg/ha for fruit.
