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Name the plant growth regulator which upon spraying on sugarcane crop, increases the length of stem, thus increasing the yield of sugarcane crop.

Options

  1. AGibberellin
  2. BEthylene
  3. CAbscisic acid
  4. DCytokinin

Correct answer

A. Gibberellin

Step-by-step solution

Functions of gibberellins: (1) Stem/internode elongation. (2) Elongation of genetic dwarf plants. (3) Flowering in long-day plants in short light duration. (4) It induces parthenocarpy. (5) It is a substitution of vernalisation. (6) GA breaks the dormancy of seeds, buds and tubers. Gibberellin induces the synthesis of hydrolysing enzymes like alpha-amylase. (8) GA induces maleness in Cucumis and Cannabis. (9) Size of grapes & Geranium flowers increased by GA. (10) It helps in fermentation by increasing the growth o

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