Which of the following is not a use of plant PGR ethylene?
1. Initiation of flowering and synchronizing fruit set in pineapples.
2. Induction of flowering in mango.
3. Ethephon, most common source of ethylene, hastens fruit ripening in tomatoes.
4. Induction of parthenocarpy in tomatoes.

Subtopic:  Growth Hormones & Auxin | Ethylene |
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Which of the following is not a function of ethylene?
 
1. Breaking seed and bud dormancy
2. Horizontal growth of seedlings, swelling of axis and apical hook formation in dicot seedlings
3. Enhancement of respiration rate during ripening of fruits
4. Closure of stomata during water stress
Subtopic:  Ethylene | Abscisic Acid |
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Match the following concerning the activity/function and the phytohormone involved:-

(a) Fruit ripener (i) Abscisic acid
(b) Herbicide (ii) GA 3
(c) Bolting agent (iii) 2, 4-D
(d) Stress hormone (iv) Ethephon

Select the correct option from following:-

(a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
2. (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
3. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
4. (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
Subtopic:  Growth Hormones & Auxin | Gibberellin | Ethylene | Abscisic Acid |
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