ETHTYLENE PRODUCTION / SENSITIVITY CHART

 
COMMODITY RECOMMENDED
TEMP.  SETTING		 ETHYLENE PRODUCTION RATE SENSITIVITY TO ETHYLENE ACTION
  Co Fo  
 		  
FRESH FRUIT & VEG.        
Apple (non-chilled) 1.1 30 VH H
Apple (chilled) 4.4 40 VH H
Apricot -.0.5 31 H H
Artichoke 0 32 VL L
Asian Pear 1.1 34 H H
Asparagus 2.2 36 VL M (toughness)
Avocado        
  -California 3.3 38 H H
  -Tropical 10 50 H H
Banana 14.4 58 M H
Beans        
  -Lima 0 32 L M
  -Snap / Green 7.2 45 L M
Belgian Endive 2.2 36 VL M
Berries        
  -Blackberry -0.5 31 L L (mold)
  -Blueberry -0.5 31 L L (mold)
  -Cranberry 2.2 36 L L (mold)
  -Currents -0.5 31 L L (mold)
  -Dewberry -0.5 31 L L (mold)
  -Elderberry -0.5 31 L L (mold)
  -Gooseberry -0.5 31 L L (mold)
  -Loganberry -0.5 31 L L (mold)
  -Raspberry -0.5 31 L L (mold)
  -Strawberry -0.5 31 L L (mold)
Breadfruit 13.3 56 M M
Broccoli 0 32 VL H (yellowing)
Brussel Sprouts 0 32 VL H
Cabbage 0 32 VL H
Cantalope 4.4 40 H M
Cape Gooseberry 12.2 54 L L
Carrots - topped 0 32 VL L (bitterness)
Casaba Melon 10 50 L L
Cauliflower 0 32 VL H
Celery 0 32 VL M
Chard 0 32 VL H
Cherimoya 12.8 55 VH H
Cherry        
  -Sour -0.5 31 VL L (softening)
  -Sweet -1.1 30 VL L (softening)
Chicory 0 32 VL H
Chinese Gooseberry 0 32 L H
Collards 0 32 VL M
Crenshaw Melon 10 50 M H
Cucumbers 10 50 L H (yellowing)
Eggplant 10 50 L L
Endive (Escarole) 0 32 VL M
Feijoa 5 41 M L
Figs 0 32 M L
Garlic 0 32 VL L (odor)
Ginger 13.3 56 VL L
Grapefruit        
  -AZ/ CA/ FL/ TX 13.3 56 VL M (mold)
Grapes -1.1 30 VL L (mold)
Greens (leafy) 0 32 VL H (russet spotting)
Guava 10 50 L M
Honeydew 10 50 M H
Horseradish 0 32 VL L
Jack Fruit 13.3 56 M M
Kale 0 32 VL M
Kiwi Fruit 0 32 L H
Kohlrabi 0 32 VL L
Leeks 0 32 VL M
Lemons 12.2 54 VL M (mold)
Lettuce        
  -Butterhead 0 32 L M (russet spotting)
  -Head/Iceberg 0 32 VL H (russet spotting)
Lime 12.2 54 VL M (mold, degreen)
Lychee 1.7 35 M M
Mandarine 7.2 45 VL M
Mango 13.3 56 M H
Mangosteen 13.3 56 M H
Mineola 3.3 38 L L
Mushrooms 0 32 L M
Nectarine -0.5 31 H H
Okra 10 50 L M
Olive 7.2 45 L M
Onions        
  -Dry 0 32 VL L (odor)
  -Green 0 32 VL M
Orange        
  -CA/ AZ 7.2 45 VL M
  -FL/ TX 2.2 36 VL M
Papaya 12.2 54 H H
Paprika 10 50 L L
Parsnip 0 32 VL L
Parsley 0 32 VL H
Passion Fruit 12.2 54 VH H
Peach -0.5 31 H H
Pear        
  -Anjou/ Bartlett/ Bosc 1.1 30 H H
  -Prickley 5 41 N L
Peas 0 32 VL M
Pepper        
  -Bell 10 50 L L
  -Chile 10 50 L L
Persian Melon 10 50 M H
Persimmon        
  Fuyu 10 50 L H
  Hachiya 0.5 41 L H
Pineapple 10 50 L L
  Guava 5 41 M L
Plantain 14.4 58 L H
Plum / Prune -0.5 31 M H
Pomegranate 5 41 L L
Potato        
  -Processing 10 50 VL M (sprouting)
  -Seed 4.4 40 VL M
  -Table 7.2 45 VL M
Pumpkin 12.2 54 L L
Quince -0.5 31 L H
Radishes 0 32 VL L
Red Beet 2.8 37 VL L
Rambutan 12.2 54 H H
Rhubarb 0 32 VL L
Rutabaga 0 32 VL L
Sapota 12.2 54 VH H
Spinach 0 32 VL H
Squash        
  -Hard Skin 12.2 54 L L
  -Soft Skin 10 50 L M
  -Summer 7.2 45 L M
  -Zucchini 7.2 45 N N
Star Fruit 8.9 48 L L
Swede (Rhutabaga) 0 32 VL L
Sweet Corn 0 32 VL L
Sweet Potato 13.3 56 VL L
Tamarillo 0 32 L M
Tangerine 7.2 45 VL M
Taro Root 7.2 45 N N
Tomato        
  -mature/ green 13.3 56 VL H
  -Brkr/ Lt Pink 10 50 M H
Tree-Tomato 3.9 39 H M
Turnip        
  -Roots 0 32 VL L
  -Greens 0 32 VL H
Watercress 0 32 VL H
Watermelon 10 50 L H
Yam 13.3 56 VL L
 
LIVE PLANTS        
Cut Flowers        
  -Carnations 0 32 VL H (sleepiness)
  -Chrysanthemums 0 32 VL H
  -Gladioli 2.2 36 VL H
  -Roses 0 32 VL H (open sooner)
Potted Plants -2.8/18.3 27/65 VL H
Nursery Stock -1.1/4.4 30/40 VL H (slower start)
Christmas Trees 0 32 N N
Flower Bulbs        
  Bulbs/ Corms/
Rhizomes/ Tubers		 7.2/15 45/59 VL H
 

N = NONE
VL = VERY LOW

  

L = LOW
M = MEDIUM

    

H = HIGH
VH = VERY HIGH