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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Government invests 120m to save UK's last ethylene plant

Government grants £120m to Ineos to save Grangemouth ethylene plant, protecting over 500 jobs and safeguarding critical chemical supply chains and industrial capacity.
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fromNature
3 weeks ago

Ethylene modulates cell wall mechanics for root responses to compaction - Nature

Reduced cellulose synthesis enables roots to penetrate compacted soil by promoting ethylene-driven radial cortical expansion and soil fissure formation.
fromTasting Table
1 month ago

The Simple Trick For Choosing The Best Bagged, Store-Bought Potatoes - Tasting Table

Potatoes are living things, still respiring after harvest,
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fromTasting Table
2 months ago

Cauliflower Stays Fresh For A Week Without Getting Mushy, Unless It's Stored With This Common Fruit - Tasting Table

Cauliflower is highly sensitive to ethylene and should not be stored near apples or other high-ethylene fruits, or it will deteriorate faster.
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3 months ago

Buying Unripe Pears? Also Add This To Your Shopping List For A Quicker Ripen - Tasting Table

Trapping natural ethylene in a brown paper bag ripens underripe pears quickly while preventing excess moisture and mold.
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3 months ago

The Clever Flour Trick That Ripens Avocados Faster Than You Can Say Guacamole - Tasting Table

To ripen avocados faster than you can say "guacamole," place the unripe fruit in a brown paper bag filled with a cup or two of flour. The paper bag trick is a tale as old as time, a long-known method of trapping the ethylene gas that avocados emit and using it to speed up ripening, but adding flour means that any excess moisture is going to be wicked up before it
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