The mutagenic agent among following is from Biology Plant Growth

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141.

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

  • fruits with much flash

  • larger fruits

  • sweet fruits

  • seedless fruits


142.

Internodal elongation is stimulated by

  • auxin

  • cytokinin

  • gibberellin

  • phenol


143.

Flash of light in dark inhibits flnwering in

  • SDP

  • LDP

  • LSDP

  • DNP


144.

Plant length is increased by

  • apical meristem

  • lateral meristem

  • dermarogen

  • periblem


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145.

The mutagenic agent among following is

  • ethyl methane

  • ethylene

  • 2, 4-D

  • IAA


A.

ethyl methane

A mutagen is a physical or chemical agent that changes the genetic material, usually DNA, of an organism and thus increases the frequency of mutations above the natural background level. Ethyl methane is a mutagenic agent causing gene mutations.


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146.

Which one of the following is a natural growth inhibitor?

  • NAA

  • ABA

  • IAA

  • GA


147.

Which one is a short day plant?

  • Brassica campestris

  • Raphanus sativus

  • Glycine max

  • Papaver somniferum


148.

Leaf abscission is caused by

  • ABA

  • cytokinin

  • auxin

  • gibberellin


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149.

The synthetic hormone used as a weedicide is

  • Indole 3-acetic acid

  • gibberellic acid

  • 2, 4- D 

  • Indole butyric acid


150.

First natural cytokinin was discovered by :

  • Skoog and Miller

  • Letham

  • Benson and Calvin

  • Thimann and Went


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