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Dr. F. Went noted that if coleoptile tips were removed and placed on agar for one hour, the agar would produce a bending when placed on one side of freshly cut coleoptile stumps. What significance is this experiment of?
Dr. F. Went noted that if coleoptile tips were removed and placed on agar for one hour, the agar would produce a bending when placed on one side of freshly cut coleoptile stumps. What significance is this experiment of?
Updated On: Apr 21, 2025
- It is the basis for quantitative determination of small amounts of growthpromoting substances.
- It supports the hypothesis that IAA is auxin
- It demonstrated polar movement of auxins.
- It made possible the isolation and exact identification of auxin.
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The correct option (C): It demonstrated polar movement of auxins.
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