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bert0714: 1 year ago

What makes fruit rot

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petermmmm: 1 year ago

Fruits rot as a result of the respiration process (the exchange of oxygen for carbon dioxide); the faster they respire, the faster they ripen and then rot. They also emit ethylene gas; when ethylene gas is detected, the fruits produce more ethylene gas, which speeds up the rotting process.

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Volnay: 1 year ago

Actually Oxygen does.

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