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H.H. Cousins observed that ripe oranges hastened ripening of which stored fruit?
AApples
BTomatoes
CMangoes
DBananas
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Bananas
A volatile substance from ripe oranges hastened ripening of stored unripened bananas, later identified as ethylene.
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