Class 11 · Plant Growth and Development

Cytokinins: Roles in Plant Growth — NEET Biology

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It helps to produce new leaves, chloroplasts in leaves, lateral shoot growth and adventitious shoot formation. Cytokinins help overcome the apical dominance. They promote nutrient mobilisation which helps in the delay of leaf senescence.

NCERT Biology · Class 11 · Chapter 13 · Paragraph 42
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Which of the following does NOT match the known role of cytokinins?

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