Ethephon 480g/L SL High quality Plant Growth Regulator
Products Description
Basic Information
Common Name: Ethephon (ANSI, Canada); chorethephon (New Zealand)
CAS No.: 16672-87-0
CAS Name: 2-chloroethylphosphonicacid
Synonyms: (2-chloroehtyl)phosphonicacid;(2-chloroethyl)-phosphonicaci;2-cepa;2-chloraethyl-phosphonsaeure;2-Chloroethylenephosphonic acid;2-Chloroethylphosphonicaicd;ethephon (ansi,canada);ETHEPHON(BULK
Molecular Formula: C2H6ClO3P
Agrochemical Type: Plant Growth Regulator
Mode of Action: Plant growth regulator with systemic properties. Penetrates into the plant tissues, and is decomposed to ethylene, which affects the growth processes.
Formulation: ethephon 720g/L SL, 480g/L SL
Specification:
ITEMS |
STANDARDS |
Product name |
Ethephon 480g/L SL |
Appearance |
Colorless or red liquid |
Content |
≥480g/L |
pH |
1.5~3.0 |
Insoluble in water |
≤ 0.5% |
1 2-dichloroethane |
≤0.04% |
Packing
200L drum, 20L drum, 10L drum, 5L drum, 1L bottle or according to client's requirement.
Application
Ethephon is a plant growth regulator used to promote pre-harvest ripening in apples, currants, blackberries, blueberries, cranberries, morello cherries, citrus fruit, figs, tomatoes, sugar beet and fodder beet seed crops, coffee, capsicums, etc.; to accelerate post-harvest ripening in bananas, mangoes, and citrus fruit; to facilitate harvesting by loosening of the fruit in currants, gooseberries, cherries, and apples; to increase flower bud development in young apple trees; to prevent lodging in cereals, maize, and flax; to induce flowering of Bromeliads; to stimulate lateral branching in azaleas, geraniums, and roses; to shorten the stem length in forced daffodils; to induce flowering and regulate ripening in pineapples; to accelerate boll opening in cotton; to modify sex expression in cucumbers and squash; to increase fruit setting and yield in cucumbers; to improve the sturdiness of onion seed crops; to hasten the yellowing of mature tobacco leaves; to stimulate latex flow in rubber trees, and resin flow in pine trees; to stimulate early uniform hull split in walnuts; etc. Max. application rate per season 2.18 kg/ha for cotton, 0.72 kg/ha for cereals, 1.44 kg/ha for fruit