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Name the plant hormones responsible for the following:

(a) Elongation of cells


(b) Growth of stem


(c) Promotion of cell division


(d) Falling of senescent leaves

(a) Auxin, a plant hormone synthesized at the shoot tip and helps the cell grow longer.
(b) Gibberellin helps in the growth of the stem.
(c) Cytokinin is a plant hormone which promote cell division.
(d) Abscisic acid is a plant growth inhibiting hormone which is responsible for falling of senescent leaves.


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