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.
Kuchubeka kwekuvutfwa kuvikelwa ngemuva kwekuvuna ngekutsi kufakwe kwaloko lokukhulisako, 1-methylcylopropene (MCP), lokubeyintfo yentsengo lekhona kulelive njenge SmartFreshSM kusuka ngemnyaka wa 2002.