NEETBotanyPlant - Growth and Development
Read the following statements and choose the following option: 1. Apical dominance prevents lateral buds from growing 2. Auxins inhibit parthenocarpy 3. 2,4-D is used to kill monocotyledonous plants 4. Auxin also controls xylem differentiation and helps in cell division.
Options
- AOnly 1 and 4 are correct
- BOnly 2 is incorrect
- COnly 3 is correct
- DBoth1 and 3 is correct
Correct answer
A. Only 1 and 4 are correct
Step-by-step solution
In most higher plants, the growing apical bud inhibits the growth of the lateral (axillary) buds, a phenomenon called apical dominance. Auxin also controls xylem differentiation and helps in cell division.