Question

Name the hormone responsible for ripening of fruits?

Answer 1

Hint: Ripening is a process in fruits that causes them to become more palatable. In general, the fruit becomes sweeter, less green, and softer as it ripens. Even though the acidity of fruit increases as it ripens, the higher acidity level does not make the fruit seem tarter.

Complete step by step answer:
-Ethylene is a simple gaseous plant growth hormone.
-Ethylene is a plant hormone regulating fruit ripening by coordinating the expression of genes that are responsible for a variety of processes, including a rise in respiration, autocatalytic ethylene production, and changes in color, texture, aroma, and flavor. It is widely used to control the freshness in horticulture and fruits.
-The ethylene hormone has other functions apart from the ripening of fruits. It helps in the release of dormancy of seeds. Helps in elongation and differentiation of shoot and root of the plant. It even induces femaleness in dioecious flowers. Helps in fruit and leaf abscission.

-Note:
Ethylene is a plant growth regulator or hormone which induces the ripening process in fruits and it hastens the process of ripening. Commercially, ethylene gas is used for fruit ripening.
-Ethylene is most widely used in agriculture. Ethephon is the most common source of ethylene. Ethephon is an aqueous solution that is readily absorbed and transported within plants and releases ethylene slowly.