Question

choose the correctly matched pair from the following.

• A. Indole butyric - used to prevent sprouting of potatoes and drooping of premature fruits.
• B. Ethephon - Used to increase latex production in rubber
• C. Naphthalene acetic acid - Used to sprout root on stem and to induce fruiting
• D. 2, 4-D - Used to prevent early flowering and ripening of fruits.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Ethephon - Used to increase latex production in rubber

Etheophon is an ethylene releaser which will increase latex production in rubber. Ethylene is the only plant hormone which will increase latex production and is used in the form of Etheophon.

So the correct option is 'Ethephon - Used to increase latex production in rubber.'