pinky at HK.SUPER.NET (Pinky Liu) writes:
>Could anyone point me to any source of info. regarding chemicals for :
>1. Fruit yield enhancing,
>2. Accelerate ripening,
>3. Prolong shelf-life
>And/or the contact info. of companies manufacturing such chemicals.
these days, companies are investing effort in genetically engineering
plants to achieve the results that you are interested in.
one place to start is: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/bbep/bp/not_reg.html
which lists genetically modified plants that are no longer subject to
any federal regulation. i've extracted a few of the records and included
them below.
regards
j
ewbank at monod.biol.mcgill.ca
Institution Crop Trait
Monsanto Tomato Fruit ripening
altered
Monsanto Cotton Glyphosate
herbicide
tolerant
Monsanto Cotton Lepidopteran
insect
resistant
Zeneca & Petoseed Tomato Fruit
polygalacturonase
level
decreased
DNA Plant
Technology Tomato Altered
Fruit
Ripening
