If you were shipping green bananas to a supermarket thousands of miles away, which of the following chemicals would you want to eliminate from the plants' environment? a) cytokinins b) CO2 c) auxin d) ethylene.

Ethylene. (Ans. D)

Explanation:

Ethylene regulates ageing and ripening of plants. Normally ethylene is produced by most fruits and vegetables in small quantities, but in climacteric fruits like banana creates large amount of ethylene. Then this release of ethylene shows several actions such as increase respiration, more ethylene production, change in color and flavor.

So, If you were shipping green bananas to a supermarket thousand of miles away, ethylene chemical eliminate from the plants' environment.