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Agriculture · Q957

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 957

Q957

Synthesis of IAA in plants requires

A.
Copper
B.
Nitrogen
C.
Zinc
Answer
D.
Boron

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Synthesis of IAA in plants requires Zinc.
Plants also require zinc for the synthesis of tryptophan, a key amino acid in the synthesis of the auxin indoleacetic acid (IAA).
Therefore, zinc also operates in the control of plant development through its indirect action on auxins.