Auxin is used by gardeners to prepare weed-free lawns. But no damage is caused to grass as auxin
- promotes apical dominance.
- promotes abscission of mature leaves only.
- does not affect mature monocotyledonous plants.
- can help in cell division in grasses, to produce growth.
Answer
(3) does not affect mature monocotyledonous plants.
Solution
The synthetic auxin 2,4-D is widely used to kill dicotyledonous weeds.
It does not affect mature monocotyledonous plants, so grasses (monocots) of the lawn are not damaged.
Answer: (3)