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Application | Agriculture | Brand Name | Easier | CAS No. | 3100-04-7 |
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Classification | Plant Growth Regulator | MF | C4H6 | Model Number | 3.5% |
Other Names | 1-MCP | Place of Origin | Shanghai, China | Purity | 99.96% |
State | Powder |
1-MCP; 1-Methylcyclopropene
Description of the Active Ingredient:
1-Methylcyclopropene(1-MCP) is a gas under normal environmental conditions.
As a pesticide active ingredient, it is used for prolonging the life of fruits,vegetables and flowers by preventing ethylene(Ethylene is a substance made by many plants, promotes ripening and aging of plants, flowers, fruits, and vegetables.) from attaching to plant tissues.
It is a postharvest tool for counteracting undesirable effects of ethylene on harvested fruits and vegetables during transport and storage.
Use Sites: Ornamental plants; cut flowers; and harvested fruits and vegetables in enclosed indoor sites, such as coolers, truck trailers, greenhouses, storage facilities, and shipping containers.
Adequate vegetables,fruits and flowers as below:
1. Kiwifruit; Apple; Pear; Persimmon; Cheery; Apricot; Peach; Grape; Banana; Mengo; Lemon; Papaya,etc.
2. Tomato; Carrot; Potato; Caraway; Lettuce; Broccoli; Cabbage; Green Pepper; Celery,etc
3.Gypsophila paniculata; Orchid; Rose; Lily; Carnation; Antirrhinum majus,etc.
Target pests:
1. To extend the life of ornamental plants and cut flowers by preventing the Aaging effects of ethylene.
These effects include flower death, leaf and flower drop, and leaf yellowing.
2.To counteract the undesirable effects of ethylene on fruits and vegetables during transport and storage, including:
maintaining firmness;
maintaining titratable acidity;
reducing internal ethylene production;
protection from external sources of ethylene;
reducing respiration, delaying ripening and senescence;
reducing incidence of peel greasiness in apples;
reducing incidence of core flush and mealiness in apples;
preventing superficial scald and soft scald on apples;
reducing chilling injury.
Comparison pictures
( fruits treated with 1-MCP and non-treated fruits )
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