The hormone responsible for apical dominance is

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Biology Crash Course NEET>Chapter 15 - Plant Growth and Development>Level 1>Q 48

Artificial application of auxins like IAA, IBA and NAA to unpollinated pistils can form

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Biology Crash Course NEET>Chapter 15 - Plant Growth and Development>Level 1>Q 49

Bakanae disease in paddy is caused by ____

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Biology Crash Course NEET>Chapter 15 - Plant Growth and Development>Level 1>Q 50

Decapitation i.e. removal of shoot tips in a plant usually results in

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Biology Crash Course NEET>Chapter 15 - Plant Growth and Development>Level 1>Q 51

The fruits can be left on the tree longer using $\mathrm{G}\mathrm{A}$ so as to extend the market period. This is due to which function of $\mathrm{G}\mathrm{A}$ ?

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Biology Crash Course NEET>Chapter 15 - Plant Growth and Development>Level 1>Q 52

To speed up the malting process in the brewing industry the growth hormone used is:

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Biology Crash Course NEET>Chapter 15 - Plant Growth and Development>Level 1>Q 53

Read the given statements and select the correct option.
Statement 1: Elongation of reduced stem is possible due to application of gibberellin hormone.
Statement 2: Gibberellin stimulates cell division and cell elongation.

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Biology Crash Course NEET>Chapter 15 - Plant Growth and Development>Level 1>Q 54

Spraying sugarcane with gibberellins increases the yield by as much as $20$ tonnes per acre. GA performs it by

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Biology Crash Course NEET>Chapter 15 - Plant Growth and Development>Level 1>Q 55

Dwarfness can be controlled by treating the plant with