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Why are plant hormones used?
Growing cuttings. Cuttings develop much bigger root systems if they are dipped in hormone rooting powder or planted in rooting compound containing growth hormone - making it possible to clone plants quickly and cheaply. * Producing fruit without seeds. To do this, growth hormones are sprayed onto unpollinated flowers to make them grow fruit without fertilisation. * Ripening fruit. The plant hormone ethene is sprayed on fruits to make them ripen fast and all at the same time before harvesting. Bananas are harvested before they are ripe to reduce damage to them during transport, and then sprayed with ethene to ripen them. * Increasing the size of fruit. For example, grapes are sprayed with the hormone gibberellin to increase the size of the fruit. * Controlling weeds. Some synthetic weed killers which selectively kill unwanted plants contain growth substances that speed up the metabolism. As a result weeds like dock and dandelion grow so fast that their food and water supply cannot keep up, so they run out of energy and die
How long for a coconut to ripen?
"The time from fruit set to full maturity is about 12 months. The fruit should be harvested fully ripe for copra and dehydrated coconut. Drinking nuts should be picked earlier, at about seven months."
Why do fruits ripen quicker in summer?
they ripen quiker in sumer because it so hot that they start to blush
Do oranges lose or gain vitamin C after being picked?
Scientific studies show that oranges tend to gain vitamin C after they are picked. After being picked oranges ripen quicker. This is the point at which the fruit builds its vitamin C content.
My bitter oranges won't turn orange - what do I need to do I have a small tree loaded with fruit but they don't seem to ripen - just stay green. Help?
Ha, no answer. I have the same question. Live in northwest Fla and see orange trees fruiting everywhere!
Which plant harmones causes fruit to ripen?
JESUS
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
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
