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Plant Growth and Development
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Auxin was first named by

  • C Darwin

  • FW Went

  • Alexopolus

  • KV Thimann

Answer

B.

FW Went

FW Went (1928) was the first person to name auxins. Thimann (1936) isolated IAA from Rhizopus sinus and Avena coleoptiles.

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