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Ethylene is used for (a)retarding ripe...

Ethylene is used for
(a)retarding ripening of tomatoes
(b)hastening of ripening of fruits
(c )slowing down ripening of apples
(d)Both b and c

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B
Ethylene is a gaseous hormone and is produced by the ripened fruits and aslos hepl in ripening of othe unripened fruits. Other mentioned function s are not of ethylene.
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