Which specific combination of hormones is often used in tissue culture to induce shoot and root differentiation?
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Correct answer: Oat (Avena sativa)
F.W. Went isolated auxin from the coleoptile tips of oat (Avena sativa) seedlings. He showed that the growth-promoting substance could diffuse into agar blocks and still induce curvature in decapitated coleoptiles.
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