Show Climacteric of an Apple Did you ever hear of the climac terie of an apple It Is a new Eng Eng Eng- English English lish term likely to be used in this country says the Rural New York York- Yorker Yorker er It denotes the stage stag of ot develop develop- development development ment of fruit in which all source of food supply from the parent tree tre is cut off and it no longer has the capacity to build up and repair itself In tills this stag stage the fruit takes up oxygen gives off olf carbon dioxide gives off heat loses cell cen and fails tails to maintain the wear and tear on itself Speaking loosely this might be called the ripening stage Most fruit is harvested just before the onset of climacteric |