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Why abscisic acid is also known as stress hormone?Explain.

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Abscisic acid is also known as the stress hormone because it is found to induce various types of responses in plants against stress conditions like the closure of the stomata during drought, seed dormancy and it also ensures germination of seed during favorable conditions.

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