date:Jul 31, 2013
s and the commercial breakthrough that it could lead to, the Brazilian companies started listening to Stepacs advice on improving post-harvest protocols. Ivo recalls When the customers started using Xtend, there were difficulties in controlling fungal growth on the stem end of the melons. StePac developed a simple but effective way of solving the problem, which is still used today. Due to the way it was being applied on the stem, the distribution of fungicide was non-uniform and not always effe