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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
India’s first cryptogamic garden has been set up in which city, featuring over 50 species of Cryptogam plants?
A
Nainital
B
Dehradun
C
Ladakh
D
Srinagar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Recently, India’s first cryptogamic garden was inaugurated in the Chakrata town of Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

Detailed explanation-2: -India’s first cryptogamic garden, with around 50 different species grown, has been inaugurated in Deoban area of Dehradun in Uttarakhand. The garden is situated at a height of 9, 000 feet and is spread over an area of three acres.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Dehradun. India’s first cryptogamic garden housing nearly 50 species of lichens, ferns, and fungi was inaugurated in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun district on 11 July 2021. Cryptogamic means “hidden reproduction” referring to the fact that no seed, no flowers are produced.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Cryptogamic garden houses around 76 species of lichens, ferns, and fungi. These species require a moist condition to grow, which the Deoban’s forest provides well. Know the Cryptogams. The word cryptogamic originates from the Greek word, ‘Kryptos meaning “hidden” and “gameein” meaning “to marry”.

Detailed explanation-5: -A cryptogam is a plant or plant-like creature that reproduces through spores rather than seeds or blooms. The algae, bryophytes, and pteridophytes are considered cryptograms.

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