Gibberellins were discovered as a result of:

A. extractions of this hormone from plants
B. a fungal disease on rice
C. an application of the hormone accidentally
D. many years of experiments to isolate it from plants
E. discovery of its relationship to auxins


B. a fungal disease on rice

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