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State the possible application of the following plants hormones in agriculture (i) Auxins (ii) Gibberellins

      

State the possible application of the following plants hormones in agriculture

(i) Auxins

(ii) Gibberellins

  

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Martin
(i) Auxins

-Promote cell division/elongation/influence tropical movements;
-Promote fruit formation/parthenocarphy
-Promote formation of abscission layer bring leaf full;
-Causes apical dominance
-Promotes growth adventitious roots and lateral branches
-IAA and cytokinins induce formation of callus tissue during healing of wounds

(ii)Gibberellins/giberelic acid

-Promotes cell division/elongation in dwarf vanities,
- parthenocarpy initiale fruit formation
-Promotes formation of side branch end dormancy in buds:
-In hibit growth of adventitious roots
-Activates enzymes during germination break dormancy
-Affects leaf expansion and shape/ retard lead abscission;
marto answered the question on October 9, 2019 at 08:02


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