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प्रश्न
The figure given below shows the stages of ripening in a banana. Answer the questions that follow:
- Name the plant hormone responsible for the above changes.
- Mention two characteristic features of this hormone.
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उत्तर
- Ethylene is the hormone responsible for the above changes. At ordinary temperatures, ethylene is a gas; it helps in the ripening of bananas when stored together.
- Characteristic features of ethylene:
- It is synthesised in senescent leaves and flowers, germinating seeds and ripening fruits.
- It promotes root growth and root hair formation and it also induces and promotes fruit ripening.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
To increase the sugar production in sugarcanes they are sprayed with ______
Ethylene retards the senescence of leaves, flowers, and fruits.
Name the gaseous plant hormone. Describe its three different actions in plants.
What would be expected to happen if A rotten fruit gets mixed with unripe fruits?
Compound which is most widely used as a source of ethylene is ____________.
Which hormone is produced mostly in all parts of a plant?
Ethylene is synthesised in ______.
Explain the role of chlorophyllase enzyme in banana.
Name the following:
A gaseous plant hormone which promotes the ripening of fruits.
The hormone which promotes the ripening of fruits is ______.
