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Which one o f the following plant hormone (phytomone ) Is know as a stress hormone

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abscsic acid

B

Ethylene

C

`GA_3`

D

lndole acetic acid

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Abscisic Acid (ABA) is also known as 'strees hormone ' or dormin because it is produced in much higher amounts, when plants am subjected to various kinds of stresses .It often gives plant organs a signal that they are undergoing physiological stresses such as lack of water, saline soil, cold temperature, and frost. ABA often cause responses that help plants and protect against these stresses.
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