Who coined the term 'Kinetin'?

1. Skoog and Miller 2. Darwin
3. Went 4. Kurosawa

Subtopic:  Growth Hormones & Auxin |
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Match the following concerning the activity/function and the phytohormone involved:

Column I Column II
(a) Fruit ripener      (i) Abscisic acid
(b) Herbicide (ii) GA 3
(c) Bolting agent    (iii) 2, 4-D
(d) Stress hormone (iv) Ethephon


Select the correct option from following:

Options: (a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
2. (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
3. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
4. (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
Subtopic:  Growth Hormones & Auxin | Gibberellin | Ethylene | Abscisic Acid |
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Which one of the following generally acts as an antagonist to Gibberellins?
1. Ethylene
2. ABA
3. IAA
4. Zeatin

Subtopic:  Abscisic Acid |
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The plant hormone used to destroy weeds in a field is:

1. 2, 4-D 2. IBA
3. IAA 4. NAA
Subtopic:  Auxin Function |
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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.

1. Gibberellin

2. Ethylene

3. Abscisic acid

4. Cytokinin

Subtopic:  Gibberellin |
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The gaseous plant growth regulator is used in plants to:
1. kill dicotyledonous weeds in the fields
2. speed up the malting process
3. promote root growth and root hair formation to increase the absorption surface
4. help overcome apical dominance
Subtopic:  Ethylene |
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Production of cucumber has increased manifold in recent years. Application of which of the following phytohormones has resulted in this increased yield as the hormone is known to produce female flowers in plants?

 
1. Cytokinin 2. ABA
3. Gibberellin 4. Ethylene

Subtopic:  Ethylene |
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The living differentiated cells, that lost the capacity to divide anymore, can regain the capacity of division under certain conditions. This phenomenon is termed as:

 
1. Redifferentiation  2. Maturation 
3. Differentiation  4. Dedifferentiation 

Subtopic:  Differentiation, Dedifferentiation and Redifferentiation |
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Which hormone is used to induce immediate stomatal closure in leaves? 
1. Cytokinin 
2. Gibberellin 
3. Abscisic Acid 
4. Auxin 

Subtopic:  Abscisic Acid |
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Removal of apical dominance by decapitation is utilised for: 

1. Suppressing the activity of intercalary meristem 
2. Early senescence 
3. Hedge making 
4. Preparing weed-free lawns
Subtopic:  Growth Hormones & Auxin | Auxin Function |
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