[ELI5] Why do banana’s that have been split from their hand (bananagroup) rot faster than if they had’nt been split from their hand. Same goes for other fruits because i got a feeling that when a fruit gets split from the fruitbowl it rots faster.

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[ELI5] Why do banana’s that have been split from their hand (bananagroup) rot faster than if they had’nt been split from their hand. Same goes for other fruits because i got a feeling that when a fruit gets split from the fruitbowl it rots faster.

In: Biology

Answer 1

Bananas in a bunch *should* ripen faster due to the release of ethylene gas – a plant hormone that speeds ripening. When theyre together they kind of gas each other where as separated they are only exposed to the gas the banana would produce individually.