In the biochemistry of plants, which of the statements hold wrong?

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asked Jan 30, 2022 in Food Engineering by Amelia (93.8k points)

In the biochemistry of plants, which of the statements hold wrong?

(a) Ethylene plays an important role in promoting food ripening

(b) Changes in membrane permeability cause metabolic shifts associated with ripening

(c) Senescence aren’t always the reason for the collapse of cellular machinery

(d) None of the mentioned

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This intriguing question comes from Principles of Fresh Food Storage-1 topic in chapter Food Preservation, Principles of Fresh Food Storage, Principles of Refrigerated Gas Storage of Foods and Principles of Food Freezing of Food Engineering

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