How does ethylene regulate fruit ripening?

How does ethylene regulate fruit ripening?
  1. By inhibiting respiration rate
  2. By decreasing the rate of respiration
  3. By regulating the metabolic processes
  4. By increasing the rate of respiration

Solution

Ethylene is highly effective in fruit ripening and enhances the respiration rate during the ripening process, called respiratory climactic.

Asked in: NCERT

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