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Fruit which show either a rise in respiration rate or an associated production of ethylene during the ripening process are called

A. Parthenogenetic

B. Non-Climacteric

C. Parthenocarpic

D. None of these

Answer: Option B

Solution (By Examveda Team)

A fruit that shows either a rise in respiration rate or an associated production of ethylene during the ripening process is called Non-Climacteric.
Fruit ripening is a highly coordinated developmental process that coincides with seed maturation. The ripening process is regulated by thousands of genes that control progressive softening and/or lignification of pericarp layers, accumulation of sugars, acids, pigments and release of volatiles.
Non-climacteric fruits include strawberry, grape, raspberry, cherry, citrus, etc. Non-climacteric fruits are characterized by ripening transitions that do not strictly depend on a significant increase in ethylene production and an associated rise in respiration rate.

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Comments (1)

  1. Arun Verma
    Arun Verma:
    3 months ago

    It should be climacteric

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