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ABA acts antagonistic to...

ABA acts antagonistic to

A

ethylene

B

cytokinin

C

gibberellic acid

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IA A

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c

Abscisic acid is an antagonist to gibberellins as shown in the table given below:
`|{:(" Abscisic acid"," Gibberellic acid"),("It inhibits growth","It promotes growth"),("It promotes the dormancy of seeds, buds and tubers","It overcomes the natural dormancy of seeds, tubers, etc"),("It inhibits the synthesis of RNA and proteins","It promotes the synthesis of RNA and Proteins"),("Causes abscission of flowers and fruits","Promotes development of fruits"),("Promotes leaf senescence","Prevents leaf senescence"),("Promotes stomatal closure","Promotes stomatal opening"),("Prevents amylase activity","Promotes amylase activity during seed germination."):}:|`
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