Phototropic curvature is the result of uneven distribution of.
1. gibberellin
2. phytochrome
3. cytokinins
4. auxin
Coiling of garden pea tendrils around any support is an example of
1. thigmotaxis
2. thigmonasty
3. thigmotropism
4. thermotaxis
One of the synthetic auxin is
1. | NAA | 2. | IAA |
3. | GA | 4. | IBA |
Which one of the following acids is a derivative of carotenoids?
1. | Indole-butyric acid | 2. | Indole-3-acetic acid |
3. | Gibberellic acid | 4. | Abscisic acid |
Importance of day length in flowering of plants was first shown in
1. Lemna
2. tobacco
3. cotton
4. Petunia
Opening of floral buds into flowers, is a type of:-
1. autonomic movement of locomotion
2. autonomic movement of variation
3. paratonic movement of growth
4. autonomic movement of growth
“Foolish seedling" disease of rice led to the discovery of:
1. | GA | 2. | ABA |
3. | 2,4-D | 4. | IAA |
Which one of the following pairs, is not correctly matched?
1. Abscisic acid - Stomatal closure
2. Gibberellic acid - Leaf fall
3. Cytokinin - Cell division
4. IAA - Cell wall elongation
How does pruning help in making the hedge dense?
1. | It induces the differentiation of new shoots from the rootstock |
2. | It frees axillary buds from apical dominance |
3. | The apical shoots grow faster after pruning |
4. | It releases wound hormones |
Treatment of seed at low temperature under moist conditions to break its dormancy is called
1. scarification
2. vernalization
3. chelation
4. stratification