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Spraying sugarcane crop with which of the following plant growth regulators, increases the length of stem, thus, increasing the yield?

Options

  1. AGibberellin
  2. BCytokinin
  3. CAbscisic acid
  4. DAuxin

Correct answer

A. Gibberellin

Step-by-step solution

Sugarcanes store carbohydrate as sugar in their stems. Spraying sugarcane crop with gibberellins increases the length of the stem, thus increasing the yield.

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