What would be expected to happen if:
(a) GA3 is applied to rice seedlings
(b) dividing cells stop differentiating
(c) a rotten fruit gets mixed with unripe fruits
(d) you forget to add cytokinin to the culture medium
Would a defoliated plant respond to a photoperiodic cycle? Why?
Which one of the plant growth regulators would you use if you are asked to:
a. Induce rooting in a twig
b. Quickly ripen a fruit
c. Delay leaf senescence
d. Induce growth in axillary buds
e. Bolt a rosette plant
f. Induce immediate stomatal closure in leaves.
‘Both a short-day plant and a long-day plant can flower simultaneously in a given place’. Explain
‘Both growth and differentiation in higher plants are open’. Comment.