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Role of Ethylene

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For what purpose ethephon (the commercial product, liquid ethylene) is used?

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Ethylene is a fruit ripening hormone. Commercially, fruits are ripened artificially by ethephon. They are picked a little earlier and then ethylene is used externally to ripen them.

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