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Study the following question: I. Who was the first to confirm the release of a volatile substance from ripened organs of plants? II. Who discovered kinetin from herring sperm? III. Who discovered GA? Which of the following options correctly answers the given questions?

Answer: (A)

Solution

Cousins (1910) first confirmed that ripe oranges release a volatile substance (later identified as ethylene) that hastened ripening of nearby bananas. Miller and

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