When a nursery worker pinches off the terminal buds on a young chrysanthemum plant to make it grow bushy, which of the following plant hormones is mainly responsible for growth of side branches?
A)an auxin
B)a gibberellin
C)a cytokinin
D)abscisic acid

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Cytokinins are plant hormones that promote cell division and are primarily responsible for the growth of lateral buds, leading to bushier plant growth when the apical dominance is removed by pinching off the terminal buds.

When a Nursery Worker Pinches Off the Terminal Buds on a Young