BCECE Medical BCECE Medical Solved Papers-2004

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    Which plant hormone causes fruit ripening?

    A)  JAA

    B)  Cytokinin

    C)  Ethylene

    D)  GA

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Ethylene is a gaseous hormone. It causes ripening of climacteric fruits. Climacteric fruits are fleshy fruits which show a sudden sharp rise of respiration rate at the time of ripening. IAA (auxin) is used for the formation of parthenocarpic fruits. It is universal natural auxin discovered by Kogl et.ai, (1934). GA (Gibberellic Acid) specifically induce internodal growth in some genetically dwarfs varieties of plants like pea and maize. Cytokinins are essential for cytokinesis (though chromosomal doubling can occur in their absence. Both auxin and cytokinin are essential for morphogenesis or differentiation of tissue.


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