Ethylene vs Acetylene: Can Acetylene Ripen Fruit?

[bomba923]

We know that ethylene ($$C_2H_4$$) can help ripen (climacteric) fruit,
and that
acetylene ($$C_2H_2$$) can fuel a nice torch.
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Now,
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*What if acetylene is used to ripen fruit??
-Can it do so? Nicely?

 

[The P-manator]

Well the fruit would be rather flammable. I don't know if it will ripen, theough. Why don't you try it?