Biofresh - Ethylene Management System - Brochure

Research into suppression of sprouting by ethylene in stored potatoes and onions has been carried out for over 50 years. It was shown in the early 20th century that storing apples with potatoes would inhibit sprouting. This was a direct result of the ethylene produced by the apples having an effect on the potatoes. It wasn’t until the early 1990’s that any substantive work was conducted to establish whether ethylene would be suitable as a commercial sprout suppressant. The early work was carried out in Canada at the Atlantic Food & Horticultural Research centre.