Match the following concerning the activity/function and the phytohormone involved.

Match the following concerning the activity/function and the phytohormone involved.

Column I

  • a. Fruit ripener
  • b. Herbicide
  • c. Bolting agent
  • d. Stress hormone

Column II

  • i. Abscisic acid
  • ii. GA3
  • iii. 2,4-D
  • iv. Ethephon

Correct answer: a → iv, b → iii, c → ii, d → i

Detailed Solution

Fruit ripener is Ethephon (a-iv); Herbicide is 2,4-D (b-iii); Bolting agent is $GA_3$ (c-ii); Stress hormone is Abscisic acid (d-i).

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