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(C) Colchicine is a poisonous chemical, isolated from the seeds and bulbs of the autumn crocus $(Colchicum)$ $autumnale$.It blocks spindle fiber forma

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(C) Colchicine is a poisonous chemical, isolated from the seeds and bulbs of the autumn crocus $(Colchicum)$ $autumnale$.It blocks spindle fiber formation during cell division and thus inhibits the movement of sister chromatids to the opposite poles.The resulting restitution nucleus includes all the chromatids.As a result, the chromosome number of the cell is doubled, which leads to polyploidy.

Column $I$	Column $II$
$(a)$ Fruit ripener	$(i)$ Abscisic acid
$(b)$ Herbicide	$(ii)$ $2,4-D$
$(c)$ Bolting agent	$(iii)$ $GA_{3}$
$(d)$ Stress hormone	$(iv)$ Ethephon

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Match the following concerning the activity function and the phytohormone involved.
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$(a)$ Fruit ripener $(i)$ Abscisic acid
$(b)$ Herbicide $(ii)$ $2,4-D$
$(c)$ Bolting agent $(iii)$ $GA_{3}$
$(d)$ Stress hormone $(iv)$ Ethephon

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