PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Eddy Szyjewicz
AU  - Nancy Rosner
AU  - W. Mark Kliewer
TI  - Ethephon ((2-Chloroethyl) phosphonic Acid, Ethrel, CEPA) in Viticulture - A Review
AID  - 10.5344/ajev.1984.35.3.117
DP  - 1984 Jan 01
TA  - American Journal of Enology and Viticulture
PG  - 117--123
VI  - 35
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ajevonline.org/content/35/3/117.short
4100  - http://www.ajevonline.org/content/35/3/117.full
SO  - Am J Enol Vitic.1984 Jan 01; 35
AB  - Ethephon is an ethylene-releasing agent, subject to environmental variation, which affects enzyme activities and mineral status in grapevines. Hypotheses concerning interaction with endogenous hormones have been proposed. To varying degrees, it influences color development, fruit maturity and composition, abscission, vegetative growth, buds, propogation, seeds, and sensory characteristics of grapes and wine. Numerous factors including cultivar, concentration, timing, method of application, pH, adjuvants, temperature, and vine water status influence grapevine responses to ethephon.