Question
Spraying sugarcane crop with which of the following plant growth regulators, increases the length of stem, thus, increasing the yield?
NEET
Botany
Plant - Growth and Development
2024
NEET 2024
NEET Botany Question (2024) — Solution
Options
- A. Gibberellin
- B. Cytokinin
- C. Abscisic acid
- D. Auxin
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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