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Inhibitor-B, abscission II and dormin were later proved to be which substance?
AEthylene gas
BIndole acetic acid
CZeatin hormone
DAbscisic acid
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Abscisic acid
The three inhibitors purified in the mid-1960s turned out chemically identical and were named abscisic acid.
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