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One of the commonly used plant growth hormone in tea plantations is
BiologyPlant - Growth and DevelopmentNEETNEET 2010 (Mains)
Options:
  • A ethylene
  • B abscissic acid
  • C zeatin
  • D indole-3-acetic acid
Solution:
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The correct answer is: indole-3-acetic acid
Tea plants are grown by stem cuttings. If we dip the lower cut end of a cutting in dilute solution of auxins (IAA, IBA, etc), very soon large number of roots are developed on the cut ends, due to which these cutting develop into successful plants.

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