What would happen if a rotten fruit gets mixed with unripe fruits?

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Cousins observed the release of volatile substances from ripened fruits which aided in the faster ripening of other fruits placed closer to the ripened ones. The gaseous plant growth regulator was later identified as ethylene.
It was observed that unripe bananas transported with ripened oranges ripened fast. The spoiled oranges were observed to release a volatile substance, which was later identified as ethylene.

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