In plant physiology, hormones play critical roles in growth, development, and stress responses. Select all correct statements regarding the functions of hormones in plants:

A) Cytokinins promote cell division and are crucial in the processes of shoot branching and leaf expansion.
B) Auxins are primarily involved in root elongation and are also essential for the establishment of fruit after pollination.
C) Brassinosteroids are involved in the regulation of cell elongation and differentiation, and they enhance resistance to various stresses such as drought and freezing.
D) Jasmonates play a central role in plant defense mechanisms against herbivorous insects and pathogenic attacks.
E) Auxins inhibit lateral root formation and contribute to apical dominance by suppressing the growth of lateral buds.
F) Cytokinins are involved in the senescence process by accelerating leaf yellowing and are generally applied to delay fruit ripening.