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- 5. Gibberellins promote __________ (internode elongation just prior to flowering) in beet, cabbages, and many plants with a rosette habit.
- 8. Gibberellins cause fruits like __________ to elongate and improve their shape.
- 9. Spraying juvenile conifers with gibberellins hastens the __________ period, leading to early seed production.
- 11. There are more than 100 gibberellins reported from widely different organisms such as __________ and higher plants.
- 12. __________ was one of the first gibberellins to be discovered and remains the most intensively studied form.
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- 1. Gibberellins are another kind of __________ plant growth regulators (PGR).
- 2. Spraying sugarcane crops with gibberellins increases the length of the __________, thus increasing yield.
- 3. GA₃ is used to speed up the __________ process in the brewing industry.
- 4. Gibberellins delay __________, allowing fruits to stay on the tree longer and extend their market period.
- 6. Gibberellins cause an increase in the length of the __________ in grape plants.
- 7. Gibberellins are denoted as __________, __________, __________, and so on.
- 10. All gibberellins are __________ in nature and produce a wide range of physiological responses in plants.