Q. During seed germination its stored food is mobilized by
A) Ethylene
B) Cytokinin
C) ABA
D) Gibberellin
Explanation
[Solution from source] In germinating cereal grains, gibberellin from the embryo induces the aleurone layer to make hydrolytic enzymes such as α-amylase, which mobilise stored starch. ABA has the opposite effect and promotes dormancy. Answer (4).
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