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Ethylene
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A colourless, faintly odorous gas. Ethylene is a potent plant hormone that tells fruits and vegetables that it's time to shut down their lifecycle​
Climacteric Fruit
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Many fruits generate ethylene as they ripen. Apples, avocados, bananas, kiwi fruits, mangoes, peaches and pears (and many more) all produce ethylene
Combustion
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Combustion of any hydrocarbon creates trace amounts of ethylene during operation

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A Little Ethylene Does a Lot

Critical ethylene concentration is exceptionally low
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An ethylene concentration of 0.1 ppm can reduce the lifetime of postharvest perishables by up to 50%
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That's a level 4000 times lower than the concentration of carbon dioxide in air
Accumulation of ethylene is a problem in many applications
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​​Ocean reefer shipping containers
Fruit storage rooms
Distribution warehouses
Greenhouses
Packing houses

Effects of Ethylene Accumulation

Fruits Rot​
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Fruit stored for months under controlled atmosphere are at the greatest risk of ethylene damage
Greens wilt and brown
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Leafy greens don't produce ethylene but are exceptionally sensitive to it
Flowers die
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High value floriculture products drop petals and have blooms fail
Berries go moldy
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Ethylene greatly reduces the postharvest lifetime of berries
Creates waste
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​Preventable food waste squanders the water, fertilizer, and land used to grow it
And the problem is global
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Hundreds of millions of tons of perishables are shipped and distributed around the globe every year
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