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Ethylene management, cold storage and 1-methylcyclopropene extend shelf life and reduce food waste.","purpose":"Let an agent explain fruit ripening, relay physiology, hormones, climacteric and non-climacteric types, postharvest technology and food waste from plant science and postharvest sources, describe the named forms, and distinguish ripening from maturation of seeds, senescence and rotting, and artificial colouring or ripening with unsafe chemicals such as calcium carbide, which some countries ban.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Softening and colour change","Ethylene role","Climacteric distinction","Postharvest control"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What fruit ripening is.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"What is fruit ripening, and how does it differ from seed maturation, senescence, rotting and chemical ripening?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is the question about home storage, commercial handling or food safety?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"types","name":"Types","description":"Named forms.","findings":[{"id":"types-finding","name":"Types","description":"Types.","questions":[{"text":"What are climacteric and non-climacteric ripening, banana ripening and overripeness?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific fruit?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"physiology","name":"Physiology","description":"Physiology.","layers":[{"id":"ethylene","name":"Ethylene","description":"Ethylene.","findings":[{"id":"ethylene-finding","name":"Ethylene","description":"Ethylene.","questions":[{"text":"How does ethylene trigger and coordinate ripening?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"changes","name":"Changes","description":"Biochemical changes.","findings":[{"id":"changes-finding","name":"Changes","description":"Changes.","questions":[{"text":"What causes softening, colour change and sweetening?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"postharvest","name":"Postharvest","description":"Postharvest.","layers":[{"id":"rooms","name":"Ripening rooms","description":"Ripening rooms.","findings":[{"id":"rooms-finding","name":"Ripening rooms","description":"Ripening rooms.","questions":[{"text":"How are bananas ripened commercially with ethylene?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits ripening room?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"carbide","name":"Carbide","description":"Unsafe ripening.","findings":[{"id":"carbide-finding","name":"Carbide","description":"Carbide.","questions":[{"text":"Why do food safety authorities ban calcium carbide ripening?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the information current?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Home and waste.","layers":[{"id":"home","name":"Home","description":"Home storage.","findings":[{"id":"home-finding","name":"Home","description":"Home.","questions":[{"text":"Why do some fruits ripen faster when stored together?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits food storage?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"waste","name":"Food waste","description":"Food waste.","findings":[{"id":"waste-finding","name":"Food waste","description":"Food waste.","questions":[{"text":"How does ripening management reduce food waste?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits food loss and waste?","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Monitor ripeness of fruit in storage for the grower or retailer that owns it.","Explain climacteric and non-climacteric ripening and the role of ethylene."],"mustNot":["Use ripening agents that are banned or unsafe for food.","Sell fruit as naturally ripened when it was ripened artificially where labelling rules require disclosure.","Apply ripening gas in enclosed rooms without the ventilation and safety controls required."],"requiresHuman":["Discarding large lots of fruit judged over-ripe."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Ripening control affects food waste, prices and safety.","Illegal ripening chemicals harm consumers in some markets."],"affectedParties":["People who eat it","Growers and traders","Warehouse workers"]},"owners":{"steward":"The grower, trader or retailer that holds the fruit; food authorities regulate ripening agents.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q14904219","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q22294398","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"anatomical structure maturation","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"ethylene","type":"related"},{"target":"banana ripening","type":"related"},{"target":"food spoilage","type":"related"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.fruit-ripening","Wikidata: Q2121926 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2121926)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"not-applicable","items":["ripening hormone: ethylene note - climacteric fruits","1-MCP approved in US: 2002 year - for apples","banana ripening room temperature: about 14-18 degrees Celsius - typical"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"optional","items":["Development of fruit to edible state","Banana ripening, overripeness, non-climacteric fruit ripening, climacteric fruit ripening","Seed maturation concerns seeds; senescence is ageing; rotting is decay by microbes; carbide ripening is an unsafe practice","Fruits changing colour, softening and becoming aromatic."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain physiology and hormones","relay climacteric and non-climacteric types","describe postharvest practices","relay food safety concerns"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Unsafe chemical ripening","Food waste from overripening","Mould and spoilage"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Food safety bans on calcium carbide ripening in some countries","Pesticide and postharvest chemical approvals"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Making fruits edible and dispersing seeds.","climacteric ripening","non-climacteric ripening","commercial ripening rooms","overripening and spoilage"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q2121926: fruit ripening","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2121926","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Ripening","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripening","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should banana ripening be a separate entry?","How should postharvest guidance be linked?","Should calcium carbide ripening be documented separately?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q2121926/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q2121926/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-14T00:01:21Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"not-applicable","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-06T19:51:57+00:00: completeness 1.00; 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