Further ripening is prevented after the harvest through the application of the growth inhibitor, 1-methylcylopropene (MCP), which has been commercially available in the country as SmartFreshSM since 2002.
Kuva ya vupfa kuya emahlweni endzhaku ka ntshovelo hikuva ya cheriwa leswi ya sivelaka kukula, 1-methylcylopropene (MCP), leyi kunga khale yikarhi yi xavisiwa laha tikweni tani hi SmartFreshSM kusukela hi 2002.