In the absence of light, growth is decreased in certain plants. This phenomenon is called:
Thermotonic effect
Photoblastic effect
Etiolation
Vernalisation
Cucumber is an example of:
Day neutral plants
Long day plants
Short day plants
Short night plants
The paratonic movement of locomotion in response to chemical stimulus is called:
Phototaxis
Chemotaxis
Thermotaxis
Nastic movement
Zinc is essential for the biosynthesis of:
Ethylene
Gibberellin
Cytokinin
IAA
The increase in girth or thickness of the plants is by a type of growth called:
Primary growth
Secondary growth
Lateral growth
Apical growth
Gibberellic acid has been successfully employed to induce flowering in:
Long day plants under short day conditions
Short day plants under long day conditions
All of the above
Seedless fruits can be obtained with the help of which hormone?
IBA
Both a and b
The condition of a seed when it fails to germinate, even though the environmental conditions are favourable is called:
Seed stratification
Rudimentary seed
Seed dormancy
Quiescent
Senescence occurring due to the competition for metabolites between young and older leaves is called:
Simultaneous senescence
Sequential senescence
Whole plant senescence
Organ senescence
The term vernalization was first used by?
Lysenko
Klippart
G. Melchers
Boysen