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THE pathway of ethylene formation by ripening fruit has proved to be an elusive problem1. Conventional techniques have yielded little information concerning the mechanism of ethylene synthesis. High doses of γ-radiation have been shown to cause lemon fruit to produce ethylene2. This observation prompted the investigation of radiation-induced ethylene formation on the supposition that some parallel might exist in natural and radiation-induced synthesis.
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YOUNG, R. Effect of Ionizing Radiation on Respiration and Ethylene Production of Avocado Fruit. Nature 205, 1113–1114 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/2051113a0
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