ETHEPON LIQUID PLANT GROWTH REGULATOR

ETHEPON LIQUID PLANT GROWTH REGULATOR
Accelerates tomato ripening, accelerates apple and blueberry coloring and fruit maturity, loosens cherries for easier harvest, promotes colour and reduces curing time of flue cured tobacco, and reduces lodging in cereals

DIRECTIONS FOR APPLES:
Ethepon Plant Growth Regulator can be used to
(1)  stimulate early red colouring and accelerate fruit ripening,
(2) increase flower bud development in both spur and non-spur type trees, and
(3) promote loosening of processing apples for easier harvesting.
Thorough uniform spray coverage of leaves and fruit is important. A wetting agent may improve spray coverage. Treat when air temperatures are between 16oC and 32oC. However, applications may be made at 10oC under rising temperature conditions.

IMPORTANT: Harvest fruit at proper maturity.
Observe treated fruit carefully as the proper picking period is shorter with Ethepon Plant Growth Regulator treated fruit than with untreated fruit.
Do not allow fruit to become overripe on trees.
Fruit intended for fresh market must be checked for quality and maturity, not just colour.
Colour alone is not an adequate guide for fruit maturity; use a pressure gauge or other suitable method for determining internal maturity.
Ethepon Plant Growth Regulator applied earlier than 2 weeks before normal anticipated harvest may result in reduced fruit quality.
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Ethepon Plant Growth Regulator treated fruit should not be held in cold storage longer than two months.
Do not place Ethepon Plant Growth Regulator treated fruit in controlled atmosphere storage.
If fruit is slightly immature when harvested, scald may result; if over-mature when harvested, the fruit may soften sooner than untreated fruit.

(1) TO PROMOTE EARLY RED COLOURING AND APPLE RIPENING WITHOUT LOOSENING:

Apply a foliar spray ofEthepon Plant Growth Regulator mixed with a preharvest drop control chemical.
A stop drop material is necessary to prevent premature dropping and must be applied the same day as Ethepon Plant Growth Regulator.
Begin spraying 2 to 3 weeks before you would normally begin harvesting and about 2 weeks before desired harvest date.
Apply 1.75 to 3.50 litres of Ethepon Plant Growth Regulator per hectare.
Use sufficient water for thorough uniform spray coverage, generally 2000 to 4000 litres per hectare depending on size of trees.
Use the lower rate on early and midseason maturing varieties and under higher temperatures. Use the higher rate on late season maturing varieties and under cooler temperatures.
Since recommendations for chemical control of preharvest drop vary according to location and variety, follow directions on the label.
Consult your local Fruit Specialist at the Provincial or Federal Research Station for his experience with these products in your area.
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(2) TO INCREASE FLOWERING OF YOUNG APPLE TREES:
Apply a foliar spray of Ethepon Plant Growth Regulator to nonbearing trees, 1 to 2 weeks after peak bloom period (determined by bearing trees in the area).
On young orchard trees just beginning to initiate a few flowers, delay applications until 3 to 5 weeks after full-bloom to avoid overthinning and misshapen fruit (calyx and pinched).
Vegetative growth is reduced during the season of application, promoting flower bud development the following spring. Trees should be large enough to support a crop of apples before being treated.
Consult your local Fruit Specialist for recommendations on different varieties.
For spur type trees, mix 2 litres Ethepon Plant Growth Regulator in 1000 litres of water (6 litres in 3000 litres) and apply as a normal dilute spray to the point of runoff.
For non-spur type trees, mix 4.25 litres of Ethepon Plant Growth Regulator in 1000 litres of water (12.75 litres in 3000 litres) and apply as a normal dilute spray to the point of runoff.
For concentrate sprayers, apply 7 litres Ethepon Plant Growth Regulator per hectare for spur types or 14 litres per hectare for non-spur types, in 500 litres of water.
This rate may completely defruit the current crop from trees, particularly when applied earlier than 4 weeks after full bloom.

(3) TO LOOSEN PROCESSING APPLES FOR EASIER HARVESTING:
Apply a foliage spray to apple trees 7 to 14 days prior to normal anticipated harvest.
Pick apples as soon as they reach the degree of loosening desired for easy mechanical harvesting, generally 7 to 14 days after treatment.
Observe treated fruit closely for abscission response since temperatures above 24oC. accelerate fruit loosening and promote preharvest drop.
1. EARLY AND MIDSEASON MATURING VARIETIES
Apply 2.75 litres of Ethepon Plant Growth Regulator per hectare.
Use sufficient water for thorough uniform spray coverage, generally 1500 to 4000 litres per hectare depending on the type and delivery of sprayer used and size of trees.
2. LATE MATURING VARIETIES
Apply 5.5 litres of Ethepon Plant Growth Regulator per hectare.
 Use sufficient water for thorough uniform spray coverage, generally 1500 to 4000 litres per hectare depending on the type and delivery of sprayer used and size of trees.

DIRECTIONS FOR TOMATOES:

Ethepon Plant Growth Regulator promotes earlier uniform and concentrated tomato ripening and is especially valuable for fruit intended for processing.
 Apply when 5 to 30% of fruits are partly red and red.
To determine this application time, pull a few plants, shake off fruit, weigh or count, and determine percent of total which are partly red and red.
3.75 litres of Ethepon Plant Growth Regulator will treat 1 hectare of tomatoes (0.9 kg ethephon per hectare).
Mix 3.75 litres of Ethepon Plant Growth Regulator in 30 to 500 litres of water and broadcast spray uniformly over 1 hectare of foliage and fruit.
When temperatures are expected to average less than 18oC and vegetative growth is dense, mix 6.4 litres of Ethepon Plant Growth Regulator in 30 to 500 litres of water and broadcast spray uniformly over 1 hectare of foliage and fruit.

HARVEST FRUIT AT PROPER MATURITY, generally 14 to 21 days after treatment. Observe treated fruit frequently for condition of crop. Cool temperatures can slow colour development and extend the period between treatment and harvest.
Some defoliation or yellowing of foliage following treatment will be observed.
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GENERAL DIRECTIONS FOR USE
DO NOT apply this product in a way that this product will contact workers or other persons, either directly or through drift.
Only handlers wearing personal protective equipment may be in the area being treated during application.
DO NOT enter or allow worker entry into treated areas during the restricted-entry interval (REI) of 48 hours.
Compiled by Harsh Saxena

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