Commercial Uses Flashcards
1
Q
How is ripening controlled?
A
-ethene in bananas, toms, mango and avocados
2
Q
What are non-climacteric fruit?
A
-oranges and watermelon
3
Q
How do root powders work?
A
-auxin stimulates growth of both shoots and roots
-dipping cuttings into root powder
-increase chance of roots forming = successful propagation
4
Q
How do hormonal weed killers work?
A
-imbalance can lead to plant death
-synthetic auxin developed to target broad leaved weeds
-increased growth rate so it becomes unsustainable = death
5
Q
What are other uses of auxins?
A
-produce seedless fruit
6
Q
What are other uses of ethene?
A
-promotes fruit dropping
7
Q
What are other uses of cytokinins?
A
-prevent ageing of ripened fruit
8
Q
What are other uses of gibberellin?
A
-delay ripping and ageing of fruit
-improve size and shape
