OCR A Biology
Ethene Ripening Rate Time Commercial Plant Hormones Control
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Commercial use of plant hormones - Control of ripening |
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- ethene involved in ripening of climacteric fruits (ripen even after harvest), which triggers chemical reactions e.g inc rate of respiration, also, ethene from ripe banana stimulates rapid ripening of green ones
- ethene allows harvest while unripe and hard (less easily damaged upon transportation), so exposed to ethene when needed for sale, so each batch ripens at same rate and shelved at same time which dec wastage during transport and inc time allowed before sold
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