To extend their market period, fruits can be left on trees longer by the application of:

 
1. Auxin 2. Gibberellins
3. Cytokinin 4. ABA

Subtopic:  Gibberellin |
 77%
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Kinetin was first discovered from:

 
1. Herring sperm DNA 2. Coconut milk
3. Yeast extract 4. Corn kernels
Subtopic:  Cytokinin |
 79%
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Cytokinins do not help in:
1. Production of new leaves                 
2. Lateral shoot growth
3. Adventitious shoot formation             
4. Promotion of apical dominance

Subtopic:  Growth Hormones & Auxin | Cytokinin |
 83%
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Cytokinins help in delay of leaf senescence because they:

1. Promote new leaves formation
2. Help overcome apical dominance
3. Help in chloroplast formation in leaves
4. Promote nutrient mobilization
Subtopic:  Cytokinin |
 62%
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Normally, when the seeds are mature, ethylene production increases and builds-up within the fruit, resulting in a climactic event that means:

 
1. A sudden spurt of growth 2. Leaf expansion
3. Rise in respiratory rate 4. Death of radicle
Subtopic:  Ethylene |
 88%
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Which PGR is used to initiate flowering and for synchronizing fruit set in pineapple?

 
1. Cytokinin 2. ABA
3. Ethylene 4. GA
Subtopic:  Ethylene |
 76%
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Which PGR stimulates the closure of stomata in the epidermis and increases the tolerance of plants to various kinds of stress?

 
1. Cytokinin 2. Giberrellin
3. ABA 4. Ethylene
Subtopic:  Abscisic Acid |
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In most situations, which PGR acts as an antagonist to GAs?

 
1. ABA 2. Ethylene
3. Cytokinin 4. Giberrellin
Subtopic:  Gibberellin | Abscisic Acid |
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The site of perception of light/dark duration in plants is:
1. Root apex                 
2. Shoot apex
3. Flower                     
4. Leaves

Subtopic:  Photoperiodism (OLD NCERT) |
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Match the following :

A. IAA i. Herring sperm DNA
B. ABA ii. Bolting
C. Ethylene iii. Stomatal closure
D. GA iv. Weed-free lawns
E. Cytokinins v. Ripening of fruits

Options:

A B C D E
1. iv iii v ii i
2. v iii iv ii i
3. iv i v iii ii
4. v iii ii i iv

Subtopic:  Growth Hormones & Auxin | Gibberellin | Cytokinin | Ethylene | Abscisic Acid |
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