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How does ethylene is used to ripen fruit?

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it helps by exploding bacteria off its cells, thus creating its gentic cell speed up

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Ethylene gas is used by plants as a growth regulator. Ethylene gas is associated with seed germination, fruit ripening and fall of leaves. Thus, fruits are provided ethylene gas which speeds up the genetic growth of the cells in it.

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