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BotanyPlant Growth and DevelopmentPhotoperiodismEasy2 minPYQ_2020
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If an agronomist is trying to induce flowering in a short-day plant and unknowingly it gets exposed to light for some amount of time. What will be the consequence of this plant?

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Answer:
C
Solution:

Short day plants will only flower if they are exposed to a short period of daylight and long periods of darkness. If the dark period is interrupted, the plant will not flower. Hence, short-day plants are also called long night plants, e.g., rice, soyabean, etc.

Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:BotanyTopic:Plant Growth and DevelopmentSubtopic:Photoperiodism
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