Chemical Composition
| Ethephon tech. (Minimum purity 75% w/w a.i.) | 52.00% w/w |
|---|---|
| Propylene glycol | 26.00% w/w |
| Distilled water | 22.00% w/w |
| Total | 100% |
Key Uses
- Fruit Ripening: Ethephon accelerates the ripening and improves the coloration of fruits such as pineapple, mango, and tomato.
- Flowering and Fruit Set: It can be used to induce profuse flowering and promote fruit set in various crops.
- Breaking Alternate Bearing: In mango trees, it helps to break the pattern of alternate bearing (producing a large crop one year and a small one the next).
- Defoliation: It can be used to cause leaves to shed, which is beneficial in some horticultural practices, such as for defoliation in pomegranates.
- Latex Yield: For rubber plants, Ethephon increases the flow of rubber latex.
- Post-Harvest Treatment: It is used as a post-harvest chemical treatment to ripen fruits and improve their market quality.
Common Crops
- Ethephon 39 SL is suitable for use on a range of crops, including: Mango, Pineapple, Tomato, Coffee, Rubber, Pomegranate, and Cotton.