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NEET 2015
Exam
NEET
Year
2015
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Plant - Growth and Development

NEET 2015 · Botany · Plant - Growth and Development

Auxin can be bio assayed by:

Auxin can be bio assayed by:

Options

  1. AHydroponics
  2. BPotometer
  3. CLettuce hypocotyl elongation
  4. DAvena coleoptile curvature

Correct answer

D. Avena coleoptile curvature

Step-by-step solution

Plant growth regulators are also called phytohormones. There are two major classes of phytohormones, growth promoters and growth inhibitors. For every hormone, there is a typical bioassay, which depicts its typical activity. Avena coleoptile curvature test is the bioassay for auxins. This was shown by Went in 1928 on a decapitated coleoptile which showed the auxin-like activity.
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