Plant Growth and DevelopmentHard
Question
Ethylene gas is used for
Options
A.growth of plants
B.delaying fruit′s abscission
C.ripening of fruits
D.stopping the leaf abscission
Solution
Climacteric fruits are fleshy fruits ehich show a sudden sharp rise of respiration rate at the time of ripening. Ethylene is used to induce artficial ripening of these fruits eg, apple, mango, banana.
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