Gene Akins of Catalytic Generators was announced Florida Tomato Man of the Year at the annual Florida Tomato Committee Conference on October 4, 2019.

Ethylene is a natural plant hormone, so let it assist in harvesting your last pick!

Calcium Carbide is dangerous for ripening of fruit

Catalytic Generators has developed a new version of the Easy-Ripe® Generator that can be permanently installed on the exterior of a ripening room. Called the Easy-Ripe® XT, this model produces ethylene on the room’s exterior and uses a flue system to direct the generator’s ethylene output into the room. Rooms that have little or no convenient space for the generator inside the room will benefit from this exterior mounting of the unit.

The redesigned Easy-Ripe® Generator features a clean, white coating and produces consistent, non-pressurized and safe ethylene levels for uniform ripening and degreening.

As loads of produce further in the ripening cycle, Carbon Dioxide (CO2) levels increase tremendously. As a byproduct of the ripening process, the carbon dioxide retards the ripening of most fruits and it can reduce the effectiveness of ethylene that has been applied to the fruit. In addition, oxygen levels decrease as the ripening fruit takes in oxygen and expels carbon dioxide.

It is hard to believe that this was our 36th year of exhibiting at PMA Fresh Summit!

Australia loves new ethylene application for fruit ripening