Jake Gutzwiler said pear packers need to be able to use MCP accurately, effectively, and efficiently. Fruit packers in Washington State say they’d like to feel more confident about using SmartFresh (1-methylcyclopropene) on pears to reduce problems with storage scald and enhance storability, but results are not yet predictable. What they need is a formula that will tell them how to treat a given lot of pears with SmartFresh so they can get the results they want. Use of SmartFresh on pears involves a lot more management than using it on apples, Welcome Sauer, president of AgroFresh, which manufactures and […]