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Gibberellins were first discovered in ja...

Gibberellins were first discovered in japan when rice plants were suffering from bakeane (the foolish seedling disease) caused by a fungus Gibberella fujikuroi .
(a) Give two functions of this phytohormone
(b) which property of gibberellin caused foolish seedling disease in rice ?

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(a) Two functions of hormone gibberellin:
(i) Increase in length (ii) Delays senescence
(b) It is due to excessive production of gibberellin by fungus which is capable of active cell division and cell elongation
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