(B)Gibberellins Hormone
More than 100 gibberellins (GA1, GA2, GA3…..) are known. They are acidic. These are found in higher plants and fungi.
Functions of Gibberellins :
(i) promotes bolting, which is the sudden elongation of internodes in mound plants like cabbage and beets just before flowering
(ii) delays senescence
(iii) helps to parthenocarpy
(iv) stem elongation and dwarfism reverse
(v) allows certain plants, to become male
(vi) promotes the production of hydrolytic enzymes like amylase and lipase
(vii) Breaks seed dormancy.