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a side effect of fruit ripening
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What plant hormone is composed of hydrogen and carbon?
ethylene gas
Which plant hormones causes fruit to ripen?
ethylene
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.
When green fruits are wrapped in a newspaper they ripen faster than when left unwrapped plan and design a experiment to prove this?
It's a plant hormone called ethylene gas. Ethylene gas causes fruit to ripen. The more ethylene gas in an area, the faster the fruit ripens
What is the effect of ethylene?
Ethylene is a plant hormone that increases the speed of plant growth and ripening
What the effect of ethylene?
Ethylene is a plant hormone that increases the speed of plant growth and ripening
Where can you find ethylene gas?
One aspect of ethylene is that it is a plant growth hormone that causes fruit to mature.Chemically it is a hydrocarbon (alkene) with the formula H4C2 (structurally H2C=CH2). The double bond between the carbons makes it easy to react in the formation of many chemical compounds.
What is observed when ethylene gas is produced?
Ethylene gas causes produce to ripen. When ethylene gas is being produced you will notice the produce begin to ripen until it becomes overripe.
Why are carnations sensitive to ethylene gas?
Every plant is sensitive to ethylene gas. Ethylene is emitted when damage is done to a plant. It stimulates repair or ripening so that reproduction can take place before it's too late. Bananas are an example of this ripening effect. Put green bananas beside ripe ones and the ethylene ripens the green bananas faster than they would have ripened on the other side of the room. Ethylene ripens all fruit, tomatoes, pears etc. The same is true of flowers.
Does ethylene depend on cytokinin?
nope. ethylene is produced when the plant is damaged.
What is the name of the gas used in gas sterilization?
The gas commonly used in gas sterilization is ethylene oxide (EtO).
How does ethylene gas accelerate the ripening of a banana?
Ethylene gas is a plant hormone that triggers fruit ripening in many plants. The plants start producing ethylene themselves to synchronize ripening of all the fruit on the tree at the same time. Humans use ethylene gas to allow them to pick unripe fruit (which will survive better in transportation over long distances than ripe fruit could) and trigger ripening at the destination shortly before selling the fruit to the public.
