Advertisements
Advertisements
Questions
Write the physiological effects of Cytokinin.
Give physiological effects of cytokinin.
Advertisements
Solution
- It encourages cell division and cell growth.
- It encourages root development. The formation of buds and shoots.
- Controls apical dominance.
- It delays senescence or aging and abscission process.
- It increases germination and breaks seed dormancy.
- It induces RNA synthesis and formation of interfascicular cambium.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Direction: In each of the following questions a statement of assertion (A) is given and a corresponding statement of Reason (R) is given just below it. Mark the correct statement as.
- Assertion: The application of cytokinin to marketed vegetables can keep them fresh for several days.
- Reason: Cytokinins delay the senescence of leaves and other organs by mobilization of nutrients.
A plant hormone concerned with the stimulation of cell division and promotion of nutrient mobilization is cytokinin.
______ refers to the DNA strand which is oriented in a 5' → 3' direction and is not involved in RNA synthesis.
Which plant hormone promotes cell division?
The main effect of cytokinin in plants is to:
Which plant hormone reverses the effect of apical dominance?
In plants the role of Cytokinin is ______.
Which hormone is present in the areas of rapid cell division in a plant and which hormone inhibits the growth?
Name the hormone that needs to be administered to cause rapid cell division in fruits and seeds.
The hormone which stimulates cell division:
