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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Plant Growth and Development

Question:

Kinetin is chemically :

Options:

Naphthalene acetic acid

2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic

N6 -furfurylamino purine 

Carotenoids 

Correct Answer:

N6 -furfurylamino purine 

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) -N6 -furfurylamino purine

The plant growth regulators (PGRs) are small, simple molecules of diverse chemical composition. 

They could be indole compounds (indole-3-acetic acid, IAA); adenine derivatives (N6 -furfurylamino purine, kinetin), derivatives of carotenoids (abscisic acid, ABA); terpenes (gibberellic acid, GA3 ) or gases (ethylene, C2H4 ). Plant growth regulators are variously described as plant growth substances, plant hormones or phytohormones in literature. 

Auxins like IAA and indole butyric acid (IBA) have been isolated from plants. NAA (naphthalene acetic acid) and 2, 4-D (2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic) are synthetic auxins. All these auxins have been used extensively in agricultural and horticultural practices.