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Does increasing the ethylene concentration ripen fruit more quickly?
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∙ 13y ago
yes increasing ethylene concentration increase speed to ripe.
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Is it true that wrapping fruits in newspaper cause them to ripen more quickly?
yes this is true...when fruits are wrapped, the ethylene gas is trapped close to the fruit and a greater concentration of the gas is available to the fruit. because ethylene gas is a ripening hormone it causes the fruit to ripen quicker than if exposed to air.
Wrapping the fruits in a newspapers cause them to ripen quickly has a scientific basis?
Fruits release ethylene gas as they ripen, which can be trapped when wrapped in newspaper. This gas concentration speeds up the ripening process due to the enclosed environment promoting ethylene build-up. This accelerates the fruit ripening compared to leaving it exposed.
Which plant hormones causes fruit to ripen?
ethylene
How do rotten oranges become rotten?
If they're out in the open, the fruits release ethylene gas into the air. and since the fruit is exposed to the air, the ethylene gas ruins the fruit. if it is in a plastic container, then the ethylene gas makes the fruit go rotten even faster because the concentration of ethylene is so high in the container.
How is auxin different from gibberellins and ethylene in terms of function?
Auxins are different from gibberellins and ethylene in terms of fruit ripening functions. Giberellins and Ethylene promote fruit ripening while Auxin slows down fruit ripening.
What are the uses of ethylene?
Fruit ripening.
Can the banana rate of the ripening process be increased?
Increasing the room's temperature, exposure to ethylene gas, storing the fruit in an enclosed container, such as a paper bag, and exposure to fruit that has already ripened, will accelerate the ripening process.
How ethylene ripens the fruits?
Ethylene is a plant hormone that causes fruits to ripen. Unripened fruits can rot, so if ethylene caused fruit to rot, it should ripen them first. The cause of rotting fruit is most likely due to microorganisms, especially bacteria.
What are plant responses to ethylene?
Ethylene is a plant hormone. It has to do with plant germination, fruit growth, and fruit ripening. It is widely used in agriculture to make the fruits sprout quickly, fully, and uniformly.Basically ethylene:promotes fruit ripeningallows a plant to grow around an object when sproutingcauses apoptosis - a natural form of cell death: (causes leaves to fall in autumn)
Are tomatoes ripening created by ethylene or bacteria?
Ethylene promotes fruit (including tomatoes) ripening.
Does ethylene gas help speed up the growth of plants?
No, a high amount of Ethylene gas will result in stunted growth and flower drop. It does speed up the ripening on the mature fruit. Some growers harvest fruit green then use ethylene gas to artificially ripen the fruit.
What fruit releases the most ethylene?
Apple, bananas, pears. A rotting fruit you'll find will give off more ethylene gas than a healthy fruit.
