Question

Name any one hormone which increases femaleness in plants?

Answer 1

• Auxins induce feminisation. i.e., on the male plants, female flowers are produced.
• Gibberellins induce maleness in Cucumis, Cannabis.
• Cytokinins also promote femaleness in male plants.
• Ethylene promotes Femaleness (Feminising effect) in Pineapple (Bromeliaceae) and in cucumber by increasing the number of female flowers, thereby increasing the yield.

Hence, Auxins, Cytokinins and Ethylene are the hormones that increase the femaleness in plants.