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The hormone that promotes female flowers in cucumbers is:
BiologyPlant - Growth and DevelopmentNEET
Options:
  • A Auxins
  • B Gibberellins
  • C Cytokinins
  • D ​Ethephon
Solution:
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The correct answer is: ​Ethephon
Ethephon hastens fruit ripening in tomatoes and apples and accelerates abscission in flowers and fruits (thinning of cotton, cherry, walnut). It promotes female flowers in cucumbers thereby increasing the yield.

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