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.
Ukuvuthwa ukuya phambili kuyavinjwa ngemva kokukhiwa ngokobana kufakwe i-growth inhibitor, ekuyi-1-methylcylopropene (MCP), etholakala eentolo zenarheni njenge-SmartFreshSM kusukela ngonyaka ka-2002.