Synthetic compounds similar to which type of plant hormone are used to prolong the shelf life of

vegetables such as lettuces and mushrooms and to keep cut flowers fresh?



a. salicylic acid
b. jasmonates
c. abscisic acid
d. gibberellins
e. cytokinins


E

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