NZ: Proposed ripening device a world first
Plant and Food Research scientists have received funding to create a remotely-activated device that will encourage packaged fruit and vegetable ripening as and when required.
Active and Intelligent Packaging team leader Dr Keith Sharrock, of Ruakura, and his team submitted a successful proposal to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment to develop a small disposable unit that could be turned on by retailers or distributors towards the end of the supply chain, to release natural plant volatiles (such as the ripening hormone ethylene) into the packages or boxes.
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