Biology

A farmer notices that storing ripe mangoes with unripe ones speeds up the ripening process. The phytohormone primarily responsible for this phenomenon is:

  1. Auxins
  2. Cytokinins
  3. Gibberellins
  4. Ethylene

Chemical Coordination in Plants

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Ethylene

Reason — Ethylene is a gaseous plant hormone that promotes the ripening of fruits. Ripe mangoes release ethylene, which speeds up ripening in nearby unripe mangoes.

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