Match the following:
Options:
a A – iv, B – iii, C – v, D – ii, E – i
b A – v, B – iii, C – iv, D – ii, E – i
c A – iv, B – i, C – iv, D – iii, E – ii
d A – v, B – iii, C – ii, D – i, E - iv
A) IAA - iv) Weed free lawns
Auxin growth regulator herbicides are used for controlling annual, simple perennial etc. They are selective and is widely used to kill dicotyledonous weeds whereas not affecting mature monocotyledonous plants.
B) ABA - iii) Stomatal closure
ABA stimulates the closure of stomata increasing the tolerance of plants when in various stress conditions - stress hormone.
C) Ethylene - v) ripening of fruits
Ethylene is used in fruit ripening. It promotes the respiration rate during ripening of the fruits.
D) GA - ii) Bolting
Gibberellins ( Gibberellic acid or GA) promotes bolting which is the elongation of internode before flowering.
E) Cytokinins - i) Herring sperm DNA
Cytokinins were discovered as kinetin (a modified form of the purine nucleotide called adenine) from the autoclaved herring sperm DNA.