Besides aiding mycorrhizal fungi, strigolactones in plants inhibit
AFruit ripening
BSeed dormancy
CStomatal closure
DShoot branching
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Shoot branching
Strigolactones were found to suppress shoot branching in addition to stimulating arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.
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