Plant Growth And Development Question 37
Question: 2, 4-D is a [MP PMT 1986, 87; CPMT 1996; BHU 2002; Manipal 2005]
Options:
A) Insecticide
B) Weedicide
C) Nematicide
D) Rodenticide
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
2, 4-D is a selective weedkiller.
It is highly toxic to broad-leaved plants.
It increases carbohydrate metabolism to such an extent that the plants burn themselves to death in dicots.
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