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'One bad apple spoils the bunch' is a saying commonly used to imply that misdemeanants can rub off their negative behaviour onto | 'One bad apple spoils the bunch' is a saying commonly used to imply that misdemeanants can rub off their negative behaviour onto those nearby. However this is also used in a literal sense in that fruits being close to one another causes faster ripening thus bringing faster rotting. This can come as a result of a spreading fungus of some sort but more interestingly as a result of ethylene gas. Ethylene gas is a hormone produced by fruits (and vegetables) and guides the ripening and rotting of them. The gas is released more and less by certain fruits just as much as certain fruits are more and less sensitive to it. Typically released more by more ripe/mature fruits. | ||
Ethylene gas is used to control the maturity of fruits in commercial spaces but cannot be found to order online on mainstream sites from what I've seen. A form of application for the knowledge of fruit-ethylene gas interactions would be a good point to close the topic on. | Ethylene gas is used to control the maturity of fruits in commercial spaces but cannot be found to order online on mainstream sites from what I've seen. A form of application for the knowledge of fruit-ethylene gas interactions would be a good point to close the topic on. | ||