You are shipping tomatoes from California to Georgia via roa

You are shipping tomatoes from California to Georgia via road transport. You are worried they will spoil due to early ripening. What hormone treatment could you use to prevent spoilage? The plant hormone that stimulate cell division is

Solution

Ethylene is a gaseous molecule or hormone which is key signal compound involved directly in the regulation of the ripening process in fruits at all the stages. There are many signals that regulate ethylene production and its perception in different organs of the plants. The participation of nitric oxide (NO) signal is of particular interest as it is shown to interfere with ethylene effects to directly and significantly influence fruit ripening.

NO is a bioactive molecule which can regulate the ethylene production via regulating ethylene production by directly inhibiting or suppressing the ethylene biosynthetic enzymes.