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Which of the following chiefly control the lengthening of the shoot and the coleoptiles by promoting cell elongation?
a) auxin                                  
b) gibberellins
c) cytokinin                
d) abscisic acid

a

Which of the following hormone of inhibits growth in lateral buds thus maintaining apical dominance?
a) gibberellins             
b) auxin
c) cytokinin                
d) abscisic acid

b

The gibberellins were fist isolated from
a) bacteria                   
b) parasitic fungus
c) algae                                   
d) angiosperms

b

Explanation: this fungus causes abnormal growth in rice seedlings



Which of the following phyto hormone dramatically restores the normal growth in dwarf plants?
a) auxin                                  
b) gibberellins
c) cytokinin                
d) abscisic acid

b

Which of the following phyto hormones cause seed germination in grasses?
a) auxin                                  
b) cytokinin
c) gibberellins            
d) abscisic acid

c

Which of the following phyto hormones break the dormancy of the seed and cancels the effects of the inhibitory substances?
a) gibberellins            
b) abscisic acid
c) cytokinin                
d) auxin

a

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