date:Aug 07, 2013
Around 15 years ago, scientists in the United States made a discovery while studying the effect of ethylene on the fruit ripening process. They found a molecule with a similar chemical structure, but with the opposite effect; that is, it inhibited the production of ethylene and delayed the maturing processes related to the synthesis and action of ethylene.
AgroFresh, subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Group and devoted to post-harvest products, started its tests with this molecule on apples in 1997