reen mangoes were freshly harvested from tree and buried in a jar of uncooked rice to ccelerate ripening process. During storage, the fruit colour has changed to yellow. Explain the principles behind this ripening process by relating to the fruit tvne and identify the phytohormone responsible for this ripening process. i) Suggest another simple method to expedite the ripening process with another fruit of

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Green mangoes were freshly harvested from tree and buried in a jar of uncooked rice to
accelerate ripening process. During storage, the fruit colour has changed to yellow.
Explain the principles behind this ripening process by relating to the fruit tvne and
identify the phytohormone responsible for this ripening process.
(i)
Suggest another simple method to expedite the ripening process with another fruit of
the same type. Marks will be awarded for the correct type of materials (fruit), method
and experimental set up (temperature and space).
(ii)
Transcribed Image Text:Green mangoes were freshly harvested from tree and buried in a jar of uncooked rice to accelerate ripening process. During storage, the fruit colour has changed to yellow. Explain the principles behind this ripening process by relating to the fruit tvne and identify the phytohormone responsible for this ripening process. (i) Suggest another simple method to expedite the ripening process with another fruit of the same type. Marks will be awarded for the correct type of materials (fruit), method and experimental set up (temperature and space). (ii)
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