NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Ethylene is an important plant hormone . In bananas and many other fruits, production of ethylene surges when the fruit is ready to ripen. This surge triggers the transformation of a hard, green, dull fruit into a tender, gaudy, sweet thing that’s ready-to-eat.

Detailed explanation-2: -Many ripening fruit produce the hydrocarbon gas ethylene as they ripen, which itself triggers more ripening. Bananas are especially productive sources of the gas, and putting one that’s in the process of going brown next to apples, pears or hard avocados will greatly speed up their ripening.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ethylene is a gaseous plant hormone that plays an important role in inducing the ripening process for many fruits, together with other hormones and signals. An unripe fruit generally has low levels of ethylene. As the fruit matures, ethylene is produced as a signal to induce fruit ripening.

Detailed explanation-4: -#FACT Did you know that bananas don’t belong in fruit bowls? Once they ripen they produce ethylene gas, which ripens other fruit. Keep your bananas out of the fridge and away from other fruits so they last longer.

Detailed explanation-5: -You see, as most fruits, bananas especially, ripen, they give off Ethylene gas and this Ethylene gas causes any nearby fruit to begin the ripening process.