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Oriental Fruit Moth + Codling Moth!
Mating disruption product for conventional and organic apples and pears!!
Felix Instruments F-750 Produce
Quality Meter and Avocado Quality
Meter on display at STEP Systems'
booth at Fruit Logistica.
compares the measurements to tens
of thousands of existing samples
from previously inspected fruits.
The algorithm incorporates
previously recorded multiple
users' and experts' feedback, and
scientific data with sophisticated
machine learning techniques to
produce clear and simple grades for
scanned fruit's quality, freshness
and ripeness, said Avi Schwartzer,
CEO of ClariFruit.
" ClariFruit can ensure a match
between seller and buyers quality
requirements and reduce returns or
price adjustment quality discussions, "
Schwartzer said.
The product is still in the beta
testing phase.
RipeTime
RipeTime is an innovative New
Zealand-based agri-tech company
that has developed an analytical tool
to detect and identify the different
stages of ripeness in fruit. Using
the ES100e Environmental Sensor,
which continuously captures ethylene
samples from the atmosphere, cool
store operators can monitor levels
and receive alerts when ethylene rises
beyond acceptable levels. This helps
ensure produce quality and longevity.
Founder Jon Lowy explains the
significance of this technology using
kiwis as an example. Zespri, one of
the largest marketers of kiwi fruit
in the world, asks their postharvest
processors to supply a formal report
when ethylene levels rise about 50
ppb. If the fruit has been exposed
to too much ethylene, it will not last
long, Lowy said.
" The postharvest processors want
to know at 30 ppb so they never
reach 50, so they never have to
report, " he said.
The picture is very different for
apples where acceptable ethylene
levels can be as high as 300-400 ppb
before there's a problem, said Lowy.
" Knowing what's happening is
how you manage that process, " said
Lowy. " We inform at all of those
scales because our sensitivity goes
from zero to 10 ppm, so we can cover
any of the produce-relevant sectors
where they have very divergent
concentration targets. "
A U.S. patent for RipeTime was
granted in 2017. FGN
MATING DISRUPTION PRODUCT
FOR CODLING MOTH & ORIENTAL FRUIT MOTH
IN APPLES & PEARS
84% fewer dispensers
32 dispensers/acre
Codling Moth,
Cydia pomonella
Oriental Fruit Moth,
Grapholita molesta
* 32 dispensers/acre compared to 200 conventional
combination pheromone-only products.
* 2 for 1: Disrupts both female and male CM.
* CM: Disrupts CM oviposition, reduces mating,
maintains higher virginity and lowers damage.
* OFM: Reduces OFM mating and lowers damage.
* Long-lasting full season performance.
* Fast application ready-to-use packaging and
ready-to-apply dispensers.
* No moving parts, no batteries, no gummy deposits.
* Removal not required.
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