Responses of ‘Carabao’ mango to various ripening agents
Calcium carbide (CaC2) reacts with moisture in the air to produce acetylene (C2H2) gas, an analog of ethylene (C2H4). Commercial sources of CaC2 may be contaminated with arsenic and phosphorous, which are also released during a chemical reaction. This constitutes a potentially serious health risk to...
| Published in: | Philippine Journal of Science Vol. 148, no. 3 (Sep. 2019), 511-521 |
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| Language: | English |
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2019
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