Q.

Which of the following is true for auxin?

i) They help to prevent fruit and leaf drop at early stages but promote the abscission of older mature leaves and fruits.

ii) Auxins prevent apical dominances and it is applied in tea plantations, hedge-making.

 iii) N A A (naphthalene acetic acid) and 2, 4-D (2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) are synthetic auxins.

 iv) Auxins also induce parthenocarpy, e.g., in tomatoes.

v) 2, 4-D, widely used monocotyledonous herbicide.

 vi) 2, 4-D is used to prepare weed-free lawns by gardeners.

vii) Auxin also controls xylem differentiation and helps in cell division.

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a

i, ii, iv and vi

b

i, iii, iv, vi and vii 

c

i, ii, iii, v and vi

d

i, ii, iii and v

answer is D.

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Auxins promotes apical dominance. Removal of shoot tips (decapitation) usually results in the growth of lateral buds. It is widely applied in tea plantations, hedge-making.  2, 4-D do not show effect on mature monocotyledonous plants.

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