Correct option is D
The correct answer is:(D) Papaya
Explanation:
A climacteric fruit is one that continues to ripen after harvesting due to a rise in respiration rate and ethylene production.
Papaya is a climacteric fruit because it undergoes further ripening after being harvested.
These fruits show a sudden increase in ethylene production during ripening, which accelerates softening, color change, and sweetness.
Information Booster:
Climacteric fruits: Continue ripening after harvest (e.g., papaya, mango, banana, apple, tomato).
Non-climacteric fruits: Do not ripen after harvest (e.g., cherry, litchi, strawberry, grapes).
Ripening hormone: Ethylene plays a key role in the ripening of climacteric fruits.
Climacteric rise: A peak in respiration rate during ripening.
Storage: Climacteric fruits are often stored at lower temperatures to slow ripening.
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