With the large-scale development of the domestic apple industry, post-harvest decay during storage has become a core pain point urgently needing a solution across the industry. Apple water-rot disease is caused by mixed fungal infections, including Penicillium, Aspergillus, and Talaromyces. It breaks out easily on a large scale during harvesting, transportation, and cold storage, with fruit decay rates in severely affected plots reaching over 40%.

Traditional prevention and control rely heavily on chemical pesticides such as difenoconazole and trifloxystrobin·tebuconazole. Long-term use leads to increasing pathogen resistance year by year, alongside multiple issues like excessive pesticide residues and soil pollution. Consequently, it can no longer meet the high-standard entry requirements for green fruit, supermarket chains, exports, and organic farming.

Multiple authoritative scientific trials have verified that Slightly Acidic Electrolyzed Water is a green, optimal alternative to traditional pesticides for efficiently controlling apple water-rot disease. Field trial data from universities show that 80–160 μg/mL SAEW achieves a control efficiency of up to 87.90% against apple water-rot, surpassing conventional chemical fungicides. Moreover, it leaves no pesticide residues, causes no phytotoxicity, and does not induce pathogen resistance. Soaking fruits for 5 minutes achieves long-lasting antibacterial preservation. It is compatible with mainstream domestic apple varieties such as Red Fuji and Qin Guan, showing exceptional control against water-rot disease induced by mechanical bruising.

Deep Cultivation in Electrolysis Technology: Xiaoya Builds Dedicated Hypochlorous Acid Equipment for the Apple Industry

Xiaoya Group has spent years researching, developing, and manufacturing slightly acidic hypochlorous acid water generators. Focusing on green post-harvest disease control for fruits and vegetables, Xiaoya leverages its self-developed, diaphragm-free core electrolysis technology to launch dedicated hypochlorous acid generators for the apple industry. This addresses apple water-rot disease at its root, providing a complete, one-stop disinfection and preservation solution for fruit farmers, storage facilities, planting cooperatives, and deep-processing enterprises.

1. Core Technology Tailored for Apple Disease Control Standards

l Stable Slightly Acidic Formulation with Maximum Bactericidal Activity: The equipment consistently generates highly active hypochlorous acid water in the pH 5.0–6.5 range, with active hypochlorous acid molecules accounting for over 95%. Its bactericidal activity is 80 times that of standard sodium hypochlorite products, matching the optimal pH environment required to eliminate apple water-rot pathogens.

l Intelligent Stepless Concentration Adjustment to Prevent Phytotoxicity: Supports precise concentration regulation between 30–120 μg/mL, perfectly aligning with scientifically recommended standards: 60–65 μg/mL for post-harvest fruit soaking and 80–100 μg/mL for cold storage environment disinfection. The output concentration remains stable without attenuation, avoiding ineffective disinfection from low concentrations or skin scorching from high concentrations.

2. Long Service Life and Low Energy Consumption Significantly Reduce Costs

Equipped with corrosion-resistant electrolysis electrodes, the equipment achieves high electrolytic conversion efficiency and a normal operational lifespan of 3–5 years. Featuring a fully automated control system, it requires no dedicated operator and has a low barrier to entry. The raw materials consist solely of food-grade salt and tap water. Produced on-site for immediate use, it eliminates the need for bulk storage or transport of bottled disinfectants, completely avoiding safety hazards associated with chemical storage and transit.

3. Food-Grade Safe Formula Preserves Fruit Quality

Hypochlorous acid water produced by Xiaoya equipment complies with national food-grade disinfection standards. After disinfection, it rapidly decomposes into pure water and trace amounts of sodium chloride, achieving zero pesticide residues, zero corrosiveness, and no irritating odor. Treatment does not alter fruit firmness, sweetness, or peel color. It can be safely applied across the entire process—from pre-harvest field spraying to post-harvest cold storage preservation—ensuring fruits pass pesticide residue checks for export and supermarkets.

Full Industry Chain Coverage for All Apple Production Scenarios

✅Post-Harvest Fruit Soaking: Soaking apples for 5 minutes after harvest rapidly kills surface pathogens such as Penicillium, Aspergillus, and Talaromyces, blocking latent fungal infections and significantly reducing decay losses during long-term cold storage.

✅Cold Storage Facility Disinfection: Hypochlorous acid water produced by the equipment can be atomized and sprayed to thoroughly disinfect cold storage walls, floors, racks, and turnover crates, clearing environmental pathogen residues and preventing cross-infection between fruit batches.

✅ Source Prevention During Orchard Growth: Diluted solution can be sprayed evenly on tree canopies and fruit surfaces. Regular application before bagging and harvesting reduces the overall field pathogen load, lowering the base incidence of water-rot disease at the source.

✅ Cold Chain Distribution Preservation: Suitable for daily disinfection of fruit transport vehicles and sorting workshops, suppressing bacterial growth throughout transport to extend shelf life and increase market price margins.

Four Major Advantages Over Traditional Chemical Pesticides

? Superior Disease Control: Backed by authoritative university trial data showing up to 87.90% efficacy, outperforming conventional chemical pesticides and eliminating the growing issue of pathogen resistance.

? Safe and Compliant: A food-grade, residue-free disinfection solution that fully meets testing standards for green agriculture, organic produce, and foreign trade exports, avoiding unsalable risks due to excessive residues.

? Lower Long-Term Operating Costs: Eliminates continuous purchasing of expensive chemical fungicides. Requiring only salt and tap water, the total disinfection cost per ton of apples is under 10 RMB, significantly cutting annual disease control expenses.

? Easy and User-Friendly Operation: Features one-touch start/stop with automated ratio formulation and water production. Requires no professional technicians; both farmers and standard warehouse staff can operate it quickly, making it suitable for bases and storage facilities of all sizes.

Xiaoya One-Stop Full-Process Service

Xiaoya Group integrates R&D, manufacturing, sales, and after-sales service, offering a full range of hypochlorous acid water equipment: small household models, commercial cold storage units, and customized industrial high-flow systems.

Tailored equipment solutions can be customized according to apple planting acreage and cold storage capacity. Xiaoya provides free on-site installation and commissioning, practical technical training, and on-site ratio guidance, followed by full after-sales maintenance support. Beyond apples, Xiaoya continues to iterate hypochlorous acid disinfection equipment for livestock, produce, and commercial cleaning scenarios, supporting high-quality modern agricultural development with green, safe, and cost-effective technology.