Comparative evaluation of etylene and calcium carbide on ripening of papaya fruit
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Artificial ripening agents have been used for hastening the ripening process of fruits and vegetables. A few artificial ripening agents include - Calcium carbide, ethylene, acetylene, glycol, propylene, ethanol, ethrel (2-chloroethyl phosphonic acid), etc.
Ethylene is a sweet smelling, colorless and a flammable gas and it occurs as a natural plant hormone, produced by different vegetables and fruits. It is responsible for the physiological processes in plants. When its internal concentration increases from 0.1 ppm to 1.0 ppm, it is known to initiate the ripening process. It can initiate ripening even if it is applied externally. The presence of unsaturated compounds could be the reason for causing the ripening process. Most of the other ripening agents break down into ethylene when they enter the fruits or the vegetables and cause its ripening.
Calcium Carbide is another popular ripening agent which is hazardous to human health but still has been used for as a ripening agent because it is cheap and easily available. When calcium carbide is injected into the fruits, it absorbs the moisture and reacts to form acetylene. Acetylene which is a weak analog of ethylene works similarly to hasten the ripening process.
Ethylene is a sweet smelling, colorless and a flammable gas and it occurs as a natural plant hormone, produced by different vegetables and fruits. It is responsible for the physiological processes in plants. When its internal concentration increases from 0.1 ppm to 1.0 ppm, it is known to initiate the ripening process. It can initiate ripening even if it is applied externally. The presence of unsaturated compounds could be the reason for causing the ripening process. Most of the other ripening agents break down into ethylene when they enter the fruits or the vegetables and cause its ripening.
Calcium Carbide is another popular ripening agent which is hazardous to human health but still has been used for as a ripening agent because it is cheap and easily available. When calcium carbide is injected into the fruits, it absorbs the moisture and reacts to form acetylene. Acetylene which is a weak analog of ethylene works similarly to hasten the ripening process.
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