During mid 1960s, the purification and chemical characterisation of which of the following PGR was performed?
(1) ABA
(2) GA
(3) Auxin
(4) Cytokinins
Cousins confirmed the release of a volatile substance from ripened oranges that
(1) Hastened the ripening of already ripened bananas
(2) Hastened the ripening of unripened banana
(3) Slowed the ripening of unripened bananas
(4) Slowed the ripening of oranges
Auxein means
(1) To escape
(2) To slow
(3) To grow
(4) To fasten
Auxins was first isolated from
(1) Human serum
(2) Human urine
(3) Human stool
(4) Human saliva
Which of the following is not isolated from plants?
(1) NAA
(2) IAA
(3) IBA
(4) GA3
For all natural and synthetic compounds involved in growth, which of the following term is used
(1) Auxein
(2) Auxin
(3) GA3
(4) GAs
Auxins
Find the odd one.
(1) Initiate rooting in stem cuttings
(2) Promote flowering e.g. Pineapples
(3) Prevent fruit and leaf drop at early stages
(4) Prevent the abscission of older mature leaves and fruits
In most higher plants, the growing apical bud inhibits the growth of …….. or axillary buds, a phenomenon called………….
(1) Lateral, lateral Dominance
(2) Lateral, Apical Dominance
(3) Apical, Lateral Dominance
(4) Apical, Apical Dominance
For tea plantations, hedge-making, which of the following PGR is used?
1. Auxins
2. Cytokinins
3. GA3
4. ABA
Parthenocarpy in tomatoes is induced by
(1) GA3
(2) ABA
(3) Auxin
(4) Cytokinins