Treating
Aglaonema ‘Mary Ann’, Polyscias fruticosa ‘Castor’, and Schefflera arboricola ‘Gold
Capella’ plants with 0.9 mLL–1 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP, provided as EthylBloc),
a gaseous ethylene-binding inhibitor, for 4 to 5 h at 21 8C reduced the deleterious effects of
ethylene.