Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
A gardener wants to give bushy appearance to plants in our college campus.
- What should he do to achieve the same?
- Which property of phytohormones he must be aware of?
Advertisements
Solution
i. a. Pruning is done to remove apical dominance in plants.
b. When plants are decapitated, removal of apical bud results in growth of lateral buds which gives bushy appearance to plants.
c. Thus, pruning is done to encourage growth of more shoots with softer leaves.
ii. The gardener should be aware of the property of apical dominance.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Stems are
Match the items in column A with those of column B.
| Column A | Column B | ||
| (a) | Auxin | (i) | apical dominance |
| (b) | Gibberellin | (ii) | cell-division |
| (c) | Cytokinin | (iii) | fruit ripening |
| (d) | Ethylene | (iv) | internodal elongation |
The tea plants are never allowed to grow lengthwise. This is done by cutting their apical buds, a process known as pruning. In this way, tea plants get a dense growth and easy yield. Answer the following question :
Name one plant hormone which inhibits the said phenomenon.
Multiple choice question.
Abscisic acid controls ______.
Multiple choice question.
Which is employed for the artificial ripening of banana fruits?
Buyers often complain that a particular fruit merchant uses some chemical to ripen fruits in his shop.
Name the chemical he must be using to do so.
Apical dominance refers to ____________.
Identify the INCORRECT statement regarding physiological effects of ethylene.
The only phytohormone which is a gas at ordinary temperature:
Differentiate between:
Stimulus and response
