HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

FUNDAMENTALS OF HORTICULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is NOT a type of pesticide?
A
Insecticide
B
Herbicide
C
Fungicide
D
Plant Propagation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Ephedrine. Ephedrine is not a pesticide.

Detailed explanation-2: -Artificial methods of vegetative propagation include cutting, layering, grafting, and tissue culture. All these structures grow naturally. The seed is always produced sexually and thus propagation via seeds is not a method of vegetative propagation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Solution : In sexually reproducing organisms, the male gamete is called the antherozoid or sperm and the female gamete is know as the egg or ovum. They are not used for vegetative propagation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Seed is not a vegetative part of the plant as it is directly involved in sexual reproduction. It is the fertilized ovule of a flowering plant that is capable of developing into a new plant.

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