By being export , flower travel a lot of kilometers . During their journeying from grower to woodworking plane and beyond , you want to keep their quality as in high spirits as possible . In 2001 Chilean ship’s company Fosfoquim insert their Hord Diluphos System . This equipment thin out hydrogen phosphine , call F - Gas with the air . This way they clean the products of pests , it does not pollute the environment and does not leave behind toxic shadow in the treated food , it is the replacement of methyl radical cliche for treatments against quarantine important plague in the world . It is used in the export of yield , but now they are also focusing on the blossom industry .
From rigth to left : Christian Murgeytio , Green Control Manager . Alex Bustos , Green Control President . Rigoberto Villavicencio , Green Control Technical Director .
Cold chambersHow does it play ? “ The throttle is give by specialised equipment and in the shell of flowers in stale hermetic Sir William Chambers at the airport , to prepare them for export ” , explains Alex Bustos Guerra of GreenControl FQM , who is represent Fosfoquim . “ The ware controls much all insects and spider touch . The dose and time of exposure depend on the dirt ball , but it can change between 12 and 48 hour .
Upper characterization : refrigerate hermetic movil Chamber used in perishables . Bottom left : Cool room accommodate ( hermetic ) for the fumigation in perishables , as you may see the production is packed , quick for exportation . Bottom right : The machine with the FGas ® used for the fumigation .
TrialsWhat is the consequence of the discourse to the flowers , you may ask . “ We have done several trials with Ecuadorian prime in Chile . We applied 1200 ppm for 24 hour . The result is that we found no phytotoxicity , no works - damaging properties on the flowers . The flowers were sent by plane from Quito to Santiago de Chile . They went through the normal procedure of any other heyday and regarding the vase life ; after 10 days no adverse symptoms were view . After 20 day , the roses were still in practiced condition , so we deduced that the intersection does ameliorate life story in vessel , just as we know in fruits . ”
“ We can apply our F - Gas ® at 0 centigrade , so we do n’t have to go against the cold chain of mountains . We find oneself out by applying the Cartesian product to most commercial-grade flower , that it does n’t burn the flower or chances coloring material . ”
Future plans – focalise on flowersFosfoquim invented the system in 2001 , and we have introduce the technology gradually in several state until today . presently they append to Chile , Argentina , Uruguay , New Zealand , Australia and California , USA . And soon they will enlarge their byplay to Ecuador , where they will centre on the agro - exportation market place , flower industriousness let in . harmonize to Alex , Expoflores is concerned in purchase the hermetic cold-blooded bedchamber to furnish the service of pest ascendence to the Ecuadorian floriculture . It is a good chance for the bloom industry of Ecuador to tone up markets of high phytosanitary requirement in the world , marketplace of estimable price and that revalue the lineament of the Ecuadorian flower , such as Australia and Japan . In the next years , we will be present in Colombia , Peru , Brazil , we would like to expand to Mexico , Central America and the Caribbean countries ( OIRSA zone ) .
For more informationGreen ControlAlex Bustos Guerra[email protected]www.greencontrol - la.com
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