peer-reviewed research article
Ethephon hastens ripening of Japanese plums
authors
George M. Leavitt
Marvin H. Gerdts
Gary Obenauf, University of California
F. Gordon Mitchell
Harry L. Andris
publication information
California Agriculture 31(6):18-19. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v031n06p18.
author affiliations
George M. Leavitt is Farm Advisor, Madera County; Marvin H. Gerdts is Pomologist, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Parlier; Gary L. Obenauf is Farm Advisor, Fresno County; F. Gordon Mitchell is Pomologist, Marketing, University of California, Davis; Harry Andris is Staff Research Associate, Parlier.
abstract
Abstract Not Available – First paragraph follows:
Reported effects of the growth regulator ethephon on fruit maturity in many crops include earlier skin color changes, earlier flesh softening, and occasional increases in soluble solids. In 1975, preharvest ethephon applications on Japanese plum (Prunus salicina) were evaluated for their influence on fruit maturation and postharvest ripening.
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