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Optimizing AVG and ACC for Better Apple Ripening

THE CHALLENGE Apple growers face a significant challenge in balancing fruit quality and yield due to the complex role of ethylene, a plant hormone that both enhances red coloration and accelerates fruit drop before harvest. While ethylene inhibitors like AVG and 1-MCP are used to reduce losses from premature fruit detachment, they also suppress anthocyanin...

Published: 7/10/2025 | Inventor(s): Sherif Sherif

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Agriculture

Delaying Bloom in Crops via Jasmonic Acid Inhibitors

THE CHALLENGE The challenge of protecting deciduous fruit crops from spring frost lies in the lack of cost-effective, scalable, and environmentally sustainable solutions that align with both biological timing and unpredictable weather patterns. Traditional methods like frost fans, heaters, and sprinklers are not only expensive and energy-intensive...

Published: 6/25/2025 | Inventor(s): Sherif Sherif, Jianyang Liu, Tabibul Islam

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Agriculture