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Question
A plant hormone was first discovered in Japan when rice plants were suffering from Bakanae disease caused by Gibberella fujikoroi. Based on this information answer the following question:
Give two functions of this hormone.
Solution
- Gibberellin breaks the dormancy of potato tubers.
- Gibberellin promotes the production of male flowers in monoecious plants (Cucurbits).
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