A farmer places a few ripe bananas in a crate of green mangoes to speed up ripening. Which gaseous plant hormone is responsible?
Q1. A farmer places a few ripe bananas in a crate of green mangoes to speed up ripening. Which gaseous plant hormone is responsible?
Answer: Ethene
Explanation: Ethene is a gaseous hormone primarily responsible for fruit ripening; cytokinins are tempting because they are liquid hormones that promote cell division.