alleryInhibitor-B, abscission II and dormin were later shown to be the same as
AJasmonic acid
BSalicylic acid
CGibberellic acid
DAbscisic acid
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Abscisic acid
These three inhibitors purified in the mid-1960s proved chemically identical and were named abscisic acid.
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