You are given a tissue with its potential for
differentiation in an artificial culture. Which of the
following pairs of hormones would you add to the
medium to secure shoots as well as roots?
(a) IAA and gibberellin
(b) Auxin and cytokinin
(c) Auxin and abscisic acid
(d) Gibberellin and abscisic acid

1 Answer

Answer :

(b) Auxin and cytokinin

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