Question
Biology Question on Plant Growth Regulators
The discovery of gibberellins is related with one of the following
A
blast disease of rice
B
rust disease of wheat
C
bakane disease of rice
D
early blight disease of potato
Answer
bakane disease of rice
Explanation
Solution
Gibberellins were first discovered in Japan in 1930s from studies with diseased rice plants that grew excessively tall. Gibberellins were extracted from and named after the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi, which caused Bakane or foolish seedling disease in rice seedlings.