Tag: Growth & hormones

{“group”:”Growth & hormones”,”term”:”Abscisic acid”,”exam”:”Despite the name, ethylene is the main abscission hormone.”}

{“group”:”Growth & hormones”,”term”:”Abscission”,”exam”:”Autumn leaf fall is abscission.”}

{“group”:”Growth & hormones”,”term”:”Apical dominance”,”exam”:”This is why pruning makes plants bushier.”}

{“group”:”Growth & hormones”,”term”:”Apical meristem”,”exam”:”The root apical meristem is subterminal, covered by the root cap.”}

{“group”:”Growth & hormones”,”term”:”Auxin”,”exam”:”High auxin:cytokinin in culture favours roots; the reverse favours shoots.”}

{“group”:”Growth & hormones”,”term”:”Cytokinin”,”exam”:”Together with auxin it is essential in tissue culture.”}

{“group”:”Growth & hormones”,”term”:”Dormancy”,”exam”:”Quiescence is rest only because the environment is poor.”}

{“group”:”Growth & hormones”,”term”:”Ethylene”,”exam”:”One ripe banana ripens a bunch: practical ethylene.”}

{“group”:”Growth & hormones”,”term”:”Germination”,”exam”:”The radicle is the first organ to emerge.”}

{“group”:”Growth & hormones”,”term”:”Gibberellin”,”exam”:”Foolish-seedling disease of rice led to GA discovery.”}