The plant hormone which triggers the fall of mature leaves and fruits from the plant body is:

(a) auxin

(b) gibberellin

(c) abscisic acid

(d) cytokinin

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Solution

(c) abscisic acid

Abscisic acid causes abscission, i.e., falling of leaves and fruits from the plant body.

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The plant hormone which triggers the fall of mature leaves and fruits from the plant body is: (a) auxin (b) gibberellin (c) abscisic acid (d) cytokinin

(c) abscisic acid Abscisic acid causes abscission, i.e., falling of leaves and fruits from the plant body.

The plant hormone which triggers the fall of mature leaves and fruits from the plant body is:

(a) auxin

(b) gibberellin

(c) abscisic acid

(d) cytokinin

(c) abscisic acid

Abscisic acid causes abscission, i.e., falling of leaves and fruits from the plant body.