Question

Choose the correct answer from each of the four options given below:

Artificial ripening of fruits is carried out by

• A. Auxin
• B. Kinetin
• C. Ethylene
• D. Abscisic acid

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Ethylene

The correct option is option C

Explanation for the correct option:

Ethylene:

1. It is a gaseous hormone that promotes transverse growth but inhibits longitudinal growth and several functions.
2. Ethylene is formed by all parts but maximum synthesis occurs during the ripening of some fruits called climacteric fruits,

Explanation for the incorrect options:

Option A:

Auxins promote fruit growth.

Option B:

Kinetin increases plant growth.

Option C:

1. Abscisic acid is a mildly acidic general growth inhibitor of plants that counteracts growth-promoting hormones or reactions mediated by them.
2. It is also called the stress hormone

Thus, the artificial ripening of fruits is carried out by Ethylene.