Single Choice

A plant hormone used for Inducing morphogenesis in plant tissue culture is ______________.

Aabscisic acid
Bgibberellin
Ccytokinin
Correct Answer
Dethylene.

Solution

Cytokinins play a vital role in morphogenesis in plants. It opposes initiation of roots in stem cuttings treated with auxin and results in the formation of callus at the cut end. It is now well known that kinetin-auxin interaction controls the momhogenetic differentiation of shoot and root meristems.

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