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Question
Ethylene is used for ______.
Options
Retarding ripening of tomatoes
Hastening of ripening of fruits
Slowing down ripening of apples
Both Hastening of ripening of fruits and Slowing down ripening of apples
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Solution
Ethylene is used for hastening of ripening of fruits.
Explanation:
Hastening the ripening of fruits
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