A plant hormone promotes bolting in rosette plants and is also antagonistic to the effects of abscisic acid on alpha-amylase activity. This hormone also plays a key role in apical dominance. Which of the following hormones fits this description?
Gibberellin
Auxin
Cytokinin
Ethylene
Related Questions
Pick out the correct statements.
i. Cytokinins especially help in delaying senescence.
ii. Auxins are involved in regulating apical dominance.
iii. Ethylene is especially useful in enhancing seed germination.
iv. Gibberellins are responsible for immature falling of leaves.
I and III
I and IV
II and III
I and II
Which plant hormone is commonly used to prevent the early abscission of fruits and leaves?
Ethylene
Cytokinins
Gibberellins
Auxins
I. Antagonist to GA
II. Promoted bud dormancy
III. Promoted stomatal closure
IV. Promoted abscission layer
Identify the hormone/s which promote/s all these events in plants and choose the correct option
Cytokinin
Auxin
Abscisic acid
The shedding of leaves, flowers or fruits due to change in the hormonal balance in plants, is referred as
Senescence
Abscission
Photoperiodism
vernalization
Which gaseous phytohormone is involved in abscission of leaves and flowers?
Abscisic acid
Ethylene
Gibberellic acid
Cytokinin
Ethephon
Hasten fruit ripening in tomatoes
Accelerate abscission
Promote female flower cucumbers
All of the above
Abscission and dormancy are caused by
ABA
IAA
IBA
Leaf abscission, fruit fall, and bud dormancy occurs by which phytohormone?
Auxin
Cytokinin
Gibberellins
Abscisic acid
Senescence as an active developmental cellular process in the growth and functioning of a flowering plant, is indicated in
Vessels and tracheid differentiation
Leaf AbscissionΒ
Annual plants
Floral parts
I. Leaf abscission is β¦Aβ¦ by auxin in younger leaves and fruits
II. Apical dominance is β¦Bβ¦ by auxin
Complete the given statement by choosing appropriate options for the given blanks
A-inhibited; B-promoted
A-promoted; B-inhibited
A-inhibited; B-inhibited
A-promoted; B-promoted