HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
CROP PHYSIOLOGY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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A situation in which the middle stem grows at a greater rate, suppressing the side growth:
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Tropism
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Apical Dominance
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The correct option is D suppression of growth of axillary buds by the presence of apical buds. In most higher plants, the growing apical bud inhibits the growth of the lateral (axillary) buds, a phenomenon called apical dominance.
Detailed explanation-2: -For almost a century the plant hormone auxin has been central to theories on apical dominance, whereby the growing shoot tip suppresses the growth of the axillary buds below.
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