ETHEPHON 39 % SL
• What It Is:
Ethephon 39% SL (Soluble Liquid) is a plant growth regulator that releases ethylene gas when absorbed by plant tissues. Ethylene is a natural plant hormone involved in the ripening of fruits, flower induction, and promoting senescence (aging) in plants. Ethephon is widely used in agriculture to control the ripening process, improve crop yield, and synchronize flowering
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• Benefits:
- Promotes Fruit Ripening: Accelerates and synchronizes the ripening process in fruits like tomatoes, pineapples, and bananas, leading to uniform maturity.
- Induces Flowering: Promotes early flowering in crops such as pineapples and certain ornamental plants.
- Improves Harvesting: Encourages fruit drop in crops like cotton, simplifying mechanical harvesting.
- Increases Latex Yield: Stimulates latex production in rubber trees.
- Reduces Lodging in Cereals: Strengthens cereal crops like rice by reducing plant height, minimizing the risk of lodging (falling over due to wind or rain).
• Targeted Crops:
- Mango – (for breaking alternate bearing tendencies): First spray in mid-October or early November total 5 spray at fortnightly interval
- Mango – (for flower induction): Commencing from early November total 5 sprays at weekly interval
- Mango – (post-harvest treatment): Dip mature fruits in the solution for uniform ripening. One treatment is required
- Pineapple – (for flower induction): 30-37 leaf stage or 10-12 months. One spray is required
- Coffee – (Arabica& Robusta): For uniform ripening of berries, one spray at fly picking stage when 10-15% of berries have ripened
- Tomato – (post-harvest treatment): Post-harvest treatment can be done bydipping once
- Rubber – March, August, September, November (four applications) brushing once in two months on the tapping cut of the bark
• Application Methods:
- Foliar Spray
• Dosage:
- 1.0 – 1.50 Ml / Liter of water
• Compatibility:
- Compatible with most agrochemicals, including fungicides and insecticides, but it should not be mixed with alkaline substances, as they may reduce its effectiveness.
- A compatibility test is recommended before mixing with other products.
• Forms:
- Soluble Liquid
• Availability:
- Customized in Bulk
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