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  4. The hormone that promotes female flowers in cucumbers is:

Q. The hormone that promotes female flowers in cucumbers is:

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Solution:

Ethephon hastens fruit ripening in tomatoes and apples and accelerates abscission in flowers and fruits (thinning of cotton, cherry, walnut). It promotes female flowers in cucumbers thereby increasing the yield.