The pineapple which under natural conditions is difficult to blossom has been made to produce fruits throughout the year by application of:
1. NAA, 2, 4-D
2. GA3
3. Cytokinin
4. IAA, IBA
Subtopic:  Auxin Function |
Level 3: 35%-60%
NEET - 2013
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One of the synthetic auxin is:

1. NAA

2. IAA

3. GA

4. IBA

Subtopic:  Growth Hormones & Auxin | Auxin Function |
 85%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2009
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Senescence as an active developmental cellular process in the growth and functioning of a flowering plant, is indicated in:
1. vessels and tracheid differentiation
2. leaf abscission
3. annual plants
4. floral parts.

Subtopic:  Auxin Function | Cytokinin | Ethylene | Abscisic Acid |
 66%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 2008
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Parthenocarpic tomato fruits can be produced by:

1. removing androecium of flowers before pollen grains are released
2. treating the plants with low concentrations of gibberellic acid and auxins
3. raising the plants from vernalised seeds
4. treating the plants with phenylmercuric acetate

Subtopic:  Auxin Function | Gibberellin |
 66%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 2006
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How does pruning help in making the hedge dense?

1. It includes the differentiation of new shoots from the rootstock
2. It frees axillary buds from apical dominance
3. The apical shoot grows faster after pruning
4. It releases wound hormones

Subtopic:  Auxin Function |
 58%
Level 3: 35%-60%
AIPMT - 2006
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