A rotten apple spoils the whole barrel. That鈥檚 not just an old adage. It鈥檚 a scientific fact. And it聽all has to do with ethylene, a gas produced internally by the fruit to stimulate ripening....
Is there any truth to the聽expression, "one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel"?聽You bet.聽Because once an apple is rotten or has physical damage, (ie a bruise), it聽produces ethylene, which in turn...