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climacteric fruits

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001354

They are characterized by a rapid increase in the rate of ethylene biosynthesis and respiration at an early stage of ripening. These fruits (tomatoes, bananas, pears, etc.) keep on ripening after harvesting.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-001354
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsofruits; non-climacteric fruits; ripening; ethylene
TranslationsSpanish: frutas climatéricas
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001354",
  "term": "climacteric fruits",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "They are characterized by a rapid increase in the rate of ethylene biosynthesis and respiration at an early stage of ripening. These fruits (tomatoes, bananas, pears, etc.) keep on ripening after harvesting.",
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "fruits",
    "non-climacteric fruits",
    "ripening",
    "ethylene"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "frutas climatéricas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/climacteric-fruits/"
}

Record 1,354 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.