Plant husbandry – Plant surface contact material applicator
Patent
1996-08-16
1997-11-25
Raduazo, Henry E.
Plant husbandry
Plant surface contact material applicator
47 58, 47 575, 405116, A01C 100
Patent
active
056899130
ABSTRACT:
A patch (10, 30, 40) or other device applied to a fruit or vegetable for releasing a gas, preferably ethylene, which accelerates maturation or which retards maturation, preferably carbon dioxide. The device attaches to a portion of the fruit or vegetable and releases the gas upon application or upon demand. Ripening or retardation is selective in a bunch of connected fruits such as bananas when applied to one finger, thereby providing selective ripening.
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Board of Trustees operating Michigan State University
McLeod Ian C.
Raduazo Henry E.
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