Ripens

try ethanol. Ethanol is released as fruit ripens and rots, the more fruit the higher the concentration of ethanol in the area---hence, the phrase one bad apple spoils the barrel... Anyhow, put a couple apples and a few bananas in a plastic bag ...

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Yes, fruit ripens and decays after you pick it up from the tree. The rate of ripening though depends on a lot of factors - type of fruit, condition of fruit when picked (with bruises, infection, etc...), storage conditions. If ...

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... When bananas age naturally their cell walls break down slowly, allowing chemicals to move backwards and forwards. The banana gradually ripens, then finally softens and turns black. Subjecting a banana to temperatures less than 10°C (fridge temperatures are usually less than 4°C) causes ...

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