Spraying sugarcane crops with which hormone can increase the yield by as much as 20 tonnes per acre?
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Correct answer: Gibberellin hormone
Sugarcane stores carbohydrates as sugar in their stems. Spraying the crop with gibberellins increases the length of the stem, thus increasing the yield.
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