Production of Cucumber has increased manifold in recent years. Application of which of the following…

Production of Cucumber has increased manifold in recent years. Application of which of the following phytohormones has resulted in this increased yield as the hormone is known to produce female flowers in the plants :
  1. Gibberellin
  2. Ethylene
  3. Cytokinin
  4. ABA

Solution

The gaseous hormone ethylene is used to increase the number of female flowers in cucumber plants. Besides this function, this hormone also promotes root growth and root hair formation, thus helping the plants to increase their absorption surface.

Asked in: NEET 2022 (Phase 1)

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