Review on the effects of ethylene (C2H4) on quality of fresh fruit and vegetable. The case of banana and tomato (original) (raw)

2018

Abstract

The plant hormone ethylene has become the focus of plant biology over the last 100 years. It is a gaseous plant hormone that is responsible for fruit ripening, growth inhibition, leaf abscission, aging and a wide range of other plant processes. It is color less gas that is naturally produced by plant and function as a plant growth regulator. In this way ethylene behaves in the same way as hormones in mammals. It triggers specific during plants natural growth and development such as ripening. Though this action it induces changes in certain plant organs such as Texture change, color change and tissue degradation some of this change may be desirable qualities associated with ripening; in other cases it can bring damage or premature decay. Harvesting of Fruits and Vegetables (i.e. Banana and Tomato) may be intentionally or unintentionally exposed to biological active levels of ethylene and both endogenous and exogenous source of ethylene contribute to its biological activity. Ethylene ...

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