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Which plant hormone stimulates the ripening of fruit and inhibits plant growth?

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Ethylene.
The hormone which stimulates the ripening of fruit is ethylene.
Ethylene is a hormone that inhibits plant growth.
It also stimulates senescence of flowers and leave
It is present in fruits that are ripening, nodes of stems and senescent leaves.

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