A new palladium-promoted material was discovered with significant ethylene adsorption capacity. The material effectively scavenged exogenously administered and/or endogenously produced ethylene by climacteric fruit. Corresponding inhibition of ethylene-induced ripening was observed.
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Ilkenhans, T., Poulston, S., Rowsell, L., Smith, A.W.J., Terry, L.A. (2007). Development of a new palladium-based ethylene scavenger. In: Ramina, A., Chang, C., Giovannoni, J., Klee, H., Perata, P., Woltering, E. (eds) Advances in Plant Ethylene Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6014-4_44
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