NEETBotanyPlant - Growth and Development
Read the following statements and choose the following option: 1. Ethylene breaks bud dormancy 2. Ethylene is used to delay flowering 3. Cytokinins reduce chloroplast formation 4. Ethephon can form ethylene
Options
- ABoth 1 and 4 is correct
- BOnly 4 is correct
- COnly 2 is correct
- DOnly 3 is correct
Correct answer
A. Both 1 and 4 is correct
Step-by-step solution
Ethylene is a simple gaseous PGR. It is synthesised in large amounts by tissues undergoing senescence and ripening fruits. The most widely used compound as source of ethylene is ethephon.