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The recent discovery that ripening fruits produce a toxic sub stance which is probably ethylene was discussed. Unripe fruits exposed to the vapour of ripe fruits are stimulated to begin ripening ...

One day the bananas you just bought are green, another day they seem perfect, and the next they're bruised and brown all over ...

Keeping bananas in the fruit bowl might seem standard practice, but experts are flagging this common habit as a one-way ...