Question
F. Skoog observed that callus proliferated from the internodal segments of tobacco stem when auxin was supplied with one of the following except :
NEET
Botany
Plant - Growth and Development
2024
NEET 2024 (Re-NEET)
NEET Botany Question (2024) — Solution
Options
- A. Extract of Vascular tissues
- B. Coconut milk
- C. Abscisic acid
- D. Yeast Extract
Answer
C. Abscisic acid
Step-by-step solution
F. Skoog observed that from the internodal segments of tobacco stems the callus proliferated only if in addition to auxins the nutrient medium was supplied with the extracts of vascular tissues, yeast extract, coconut milk or DNA. Miller et al. later identified and crystallised the cytokinesis promoting active substance that they termed kinetin.
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