NEETBotanyPlant - Growth and Development
Who made the initial observation that led to the discovery of plant growth regulators (PGRs)?
Options
- AF.W. Went
- BCharles Darwin and Francis Darwin
- CGregor Mendel
- DAlbert Einstein
Correct answer
B. Charles Darwin and Francis Darwin
Step-by-step solution
All this started with the observation of Charles Darwin and his son Francis Darwin when they observed that the coleoptiles of canary grass responded to unilateral illumination by growing towards the light source (phototropism). After a series of experiments, it was concluded that the tip of coleoptile was the site of transmittable influence that caused the bending of the entire coleoptile