NEETBotanyPlant - Growth and Development
How do gibberellins affect senescence in fruits?
Options
- AThey accelerate senescence
- BThey delay senescence
- CThey have no effect on senescence
- DThey cause premature ripening
Correct answer
B. They delay senescence
Step-by-step solution
Gibberellins, cause fruits like apple to elongate and improve its shape. They also delay senescence. Thus, the fruits can be left on the tree longer so as to extend the market period Spraying juvenile conifers with GAs hastens the maturity period, thus leading to early seed production. Gibberellins also promotes bolting (internode elongation just prior to flowering) in beet, cabbages and many plants with rosette habit.