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What plant hormone stimulates the plant to ripen its fruit?
Ethylene
Why does an over-ripen banana in your fruit basket cause the other fruits to begin to spoil?
As bananas ripen they give off a gas that causes other fruit near them to ripen faster and then spoil.
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.
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
Which plant hormones causes fruit to ripen?
Ethylene is the plant hormone responsible for fruit ripening. It is a gaseous hormone that acts as a signal to trigger the ripening process in fruits, leading to changes in color, texture, and flavor. Ethylene is commonly used in the food industry to ripen fruits artificially.
What is the plant hormone that is often used to ripen fruit called?
i think the fruit ripes because the fruit flies come to get it before we do
True or False Strawberries are the first fruit to ripen in the spring?
yes, strawberries are the first to ripen in the spring which is why most farmers like to plant them.
An unripe fruit will ripen faster if placed next to a ripe fruit because of?
A chemical called Ethylene is what causes unripened fruit to ripen faster when placed next to a ripe fruit. The ripe fruit gives of this chemical, naturally of course.
What is the base word for ripen?
Ripen is a verb and this is the base form Other forms are ripen -- The fruit will ripen in May ripens -- The fruit ripens late ripened -- The fruit ripened late this year ripening -- The fruit is ripening now.
When you plant a squash plant how long does it take till you can eat it?
It takes 6 to 8 weeks for the blossoms to form and the fruit to ripen.
Why not put bananas in the fruit bowl?
For some reason, when bananas and other fruit (specifically apples) are settled together, the combination causes the bananas to ripen (and then OVER ripen) in a matter of a few hours. I am not sure why this is, just that it happens.
Would giving a tomato plant a house plant food work?
Yes but to ripen the fruit you would need a high Potash feed later in the season once the fruit begin to grow.
