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Controlled Ripening Methods for Fruits by Jomari Tawat is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses controlled ripening methods for fruits. It begins by explaining that ripening is a process that causes immature fruits to develop desirable characteristics like color, flavor, and softness. Ethylene is the hormone responsible for triggering ripening. There are two classes of fruits - those that can be picked green and ripened off the plant, which undergo a climacteric rise in respiration, and those that must be picked ripe as they do not continue developing after harvest. Controlling
- Author
- Jomari Tawat
- Language
- EN