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Have you ever seen an apple, or any other fruit, when you bought it in green, but could not eat it, but did you have the item the next day?

Famous for its effects on ripening fruits and flowers, ethylene plant hormones shorten the shelf life of fruits and plants by putting them in a state of

French scientists have just discovered a gene that can change the sex of the melon flower, so that a plant can produce both male and bisexual flowers.