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Phytohormones are

A

chemicals regulating flowering

B

chemicals regulating secondary growth

C

hormones regulating growth from seed to adulthood

D

regulators synthesised by plants and influencing physiological processes

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Phytohmmones (Thirnann, 1948) are the plant hormones , i.e. the organic substances which are naturally produced in plants, control the growth or otner physiological function at a site away from thier place of synthesis and active in extremely minute quantities
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