date:Dec 07, 2012
Researchers at the University of Queensland have developed a revolutionary new approach to fruit ripening. A research team has developed a way in which to encapsulate ethylene gas into powder. Just a small amount of the resultant product is capable of ripening large quantities of fruit during transit, shortening the time produce spends in the supply chain and reducing costs.
Currently certain fruits have to be sent for ripening after transit, the current price of which, in Australia, is in the