Product : 1-MCP; 1-Methylcyclopropene; Ethylene prohibitor
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Introduction:
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1-MCP preservative is the idealest inhibitor for ethylene; it is wildly used as fresh-keeping agent in agriculture industry by growers, packers, and shippers to maintain the quality of fruits and vegetables by preventing or delaying the natural ripening process.
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1. Reduce respiration, delay ripening and senescence.
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2. Keep the original flavor for longer time.
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3. Prolong the storage and shelflife.
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4. Increase disease resistance, decrease evaporation,lighten the decay causing by physiological disease and microorganism.
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Charicteristic:
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Purity ≥3.3%, White powder; Housed by alpha cyclodextrin
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Advantages:
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1. High-tech product 2. Patent product 3.Wide application 4. Convenient to use
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5. Significant freshness keeping effects 6. Non-toxic and environment-friendly
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Application for example:
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Fruits:banana, apple, pear, apricot, peach, persimmon, Hami melon, plum, nectarine, kiwi, cherry, red bayberry, gourd is a fruit, dates, avocados, grapes, mangoes, papayas, passion fruit, strawberry, pineapple, guava and so on
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Vegetables: tomatoes, lettuce, celery, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, lily, onion, Chinese toon, beans, broad beans, peas, broccoli, asparagus, parsley, cucumber, onion, garlic sprouts, (blue, red) peppers, artichokes, cowpea, sweet corn, Flammulina, etc..
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Flowers:
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a) Cut flowers: roses, lilies, carnations, orchids, hibiscus, tulip, pansy, bluebells flower, six flowers genus, Antirrhinum majus, Po Yung wood, Campanula, Delphinium, Dianthus, Gypsophila paniculata , violet, butterfly orchids, blue hydrangeas, roses and so on.
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b) Potted flowers: Miniature Rose, modern roses, Schlumbergera, winter Begonia, Campanula grass, hibiscus, Ixora, petunia, butterfly orchids, geranium and so on.
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Method of use:
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Dissolve 1 gram 1-MCP with 20ml warm water in a cup, put the cup in the room then leave the room and close the door. Door and window are sealed. Dissolved in water it will release a kind of gas, this gas will act on fruit. The time should be controlled not less than 8 hours.
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Dosage:
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1 gram 1-MCP could be used in 15CBM room or warehouse. e.g. Suppose 300KG apples takes up 1 CBM space,which means 1 gram 1-MCP could treat 4500KG apples.
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