PGR of which of the following chemical nature is helpful in wine production?

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  1. Terpenes
  2. Carotenoid derivative
  3. Adenine derivative
  4. Indole compound

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Option 1 : Terpenes
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  • Plant Growth Regulators are used to externally regulate the plant physiological processes.
  • Wine are produced by fermenting grapes.
  • Gibberellins are frequently used on grapes to enlarge their size and induce seedlessness.
  • This increases the wine yield and decrease production cost.
  • Gibberellins are chemically terpenes.

Hence, the chemical nature of the PGR helpful in wine production is terpenes.

Additional Information

PGR are of different chemical natures:

Plant Growth Regulators Chemical Nature
Auxins Indole compound
Gibberellins Terpenes
Cytokinins Purine derivative 
Abscisic acid Carotenoid derivative
Ethylene Gaseous hydrocarbon
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