TY - JOUR AU - Leavitt, George M. AU - Gerdts, Marvin AU - Obenauf, Gary AU - Mitchell, F. Gordon AU - Andris, Harry L. TI - Ethephon hastens ripening of Japanese plums JF - California Agriculture JO - Calif Agr Y1 - 1977/06/01 VL - 31 IS - 6 SP - 18 EP - 19 PB - University of California Agriculture and Nature Resources SN - 0008-0845 UR - http://www.ucanr.edu/sites/calagjournal/archive/?article=ca.v031n06p18 AB - Reported effects of the growth regulator ethephon on fruit maturity in many crops include earlier skin color changes, earlier flesh softening, and occasional increases in soluble solids. In 1975, preharvest ethephon applications on Japanese plum (Prunus salicina) were evaluated for their influence on fruit maturation and postharvest ripening.