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Name a hormone which
A. is gaseous in nature
B. Is responsible for phototropism
C. induces femaleness in flowers of cucumber
D. is used for killing weeds (dicots)
$\mathrm{E}$ induces flowering in long day plants.
BiologyPlant - Growth and Development
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A. Ethylene is a hormone which is gaseous in nature.
B. Auxin (synthetic auxin 2-4D) is responsible for phototropism.
C. Ethylene induces ferminising effect. External supply of very small quantity of ethylene can increase the number of female flowers and hence fruits as in cucumber.
D. Synthetic auxin (2-4D) that kills broad leaved dicot weeds and is used as weedicides.
E Gibberellins induces flowering in long-day plants.

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