NEET2023BotanyPlant - Growth and DevelopmentActual
Spraying of which of the following phytohormone on juvenile conifers helps in hastening the maturity period, that leads to early seed production?
Options
- AAbscisic Acid
- BIndole-3-butyric Acid
- CGibberellic Acid
- DZeatin
Correct answer
C. Gibberellic Acid
Step-by-step solution
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.