Q1. What could be the possible explanation of the ripening of tomatoes? Hint: Ripe banana contains ethene Q2. What other plant or organic materials that can be used in ripening fruits?
1.)Ethylene increased the ripening and respiration rates of the tomatoes. ... The per cent acid was variable from year to year in the fruit treated with ethylene. The fruit ripened in ethylene had higher concentrations of citric acid than did the untreated controls
2.)Fruit ripening gas - ethylene. Ethylene (C2H4, also known as ethene) is a gaseous organic compound that is the simplest of the alkene chemical structures (alkenes contain a carbon-carbon double bond). Ethylene is the most commercially produced organic compound in the world and is used in many industrial applications.
Q1:Ethylene increased the ripening and respiration rates of the tomatoes. ... The per cent acid was variable from year to year in the fruit treated with ethylene. The fruit ripened in ethylene had higher concentrations of citric acid than did the untreated controls.
Q2:Ethylene: ↑ A gas (C2H4) produced by plants, and known as the “ripening hormone,” which stimulates fruit ripening.
