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What does the hormone ethylene help control in plants?

Fruit ripening.

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  1. Fruit ripening ✔
  2. Root color
  3. Leaf shape only

Why: Ethylene is a gaseous plant hormone that regulates fruit ripening and abscission.

Huh, didn't know that: Ethylene is a gaseous plant hormone that regulates fruit ripening and abscission.

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Ethylene helps fruit ripen on cue.
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Answer: Fruit ripening. Ethylene is a gaseous plant hormone that regulates fruit ripening and abscission.

  1. Botany en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botany
    It is now known to be the hormone that stimulates or regulates fruit ripening
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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