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Question
While experimentation, why do you think it is difficult to assign any affect seen to any single hormone?
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Solution
Plant hormones often work in combination. Some plant hormones may have antagonistic effects, while others may have augmentative effects. It is almost impossible to pinpoint any single hormone for a particular effect in a plant part. Moreover, plant hormones bring out their effect in coordination with various extrinsic factors. Hence, it is difficult to assign any effect seen to any kind of hormone.
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