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Assertion: Auxins promote apical dominance by suppressing the activeity of lateral buds.
Reason : In Moriculture , periodic pruning of shoot tips is done to make mulberry plants bushy.

A

If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

B

If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

C

If the assertion is true but the reason is false

D

If both the assertion and reason are false

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Apical dominance is the phenomenon by which the presence of apical bud does not allow the nearby lateral or axillary buds to grow. Apical bud secretes auxin which inhibits the growth of lateral buds. The removal of the apical bud is done for the preparation of hedges and bushy growth in certain plants.
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