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Why did farmers use the chemical forchlorfenuron?

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First off we need to know what forchlorfenuron is well it is a a growth accelerator

this was recently in china but i think it can answer you question

Farmers claim forchlorfenuron can bring the harvest forward by two weeks and increase the size and price of the fruit by more than 20%. Agricultural experts say forchlorfenuron has been widely used in China since the 1980s. Some said it was unsuitable for this fruit, but there was probably little health risk.

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The broadcaster blamed the bursting of the fruit on the legal chemical for chlorfenuron, which stimulates cell separation but often leaves melons misshapen and turns the seeds white. ... Agricultural experts say for chlorfenuron has been widely used in China since the 1980s.

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