If a short-day plant receives a brief flash of red light during its dark period, what is the likely outcome?
Flowering will be inhibited
Flowering will be promoted
No effect on flowering
Vegetative growth will be enhanced
Related Questions
If a plant need 10 hours darkness than identify the condition under which it will flower
I. 14 hours day period
II. 10 hours dark period
III. 91/2 hours dark period
IV. 9 hours dark period
Choose the correct option
I only
I and II only
II and III only
I, II, and III only
Spinach is an example of a:
Long-day plant
Short-day plant
Day-neutral plant
CAM plant
A plant that flowers only when exposed to a photoperiod shorter than a critical length is known as a:
Short-day plant
Long-day plant
Day-neutral plant
Intermediate-day plant
A plant have 13 hours critical day light under which condition it will flower
Duration of light Duration of dark
period period
13 11
11 13
12 12
10 14
Vernalization and photoperiodism both influence:
Flowering
Photosynthesis
Seed germination
Vegetative growth
Which of the following is NOT a commercial application of understanding photoperiodism?
Producing out-of-season flowers
Controlling the flowering time of crops
Developing uniform flowering in plants
Increasing the size of individual fruits
A plant is exposed to varying light durations. Which plant part is primarily responsible for sensing these changes and initiating the photoperiodic response?
Roots
Stem
Leaves
Flowers
The pigment involved in photomorphogenetic movement is
Cytochrome
Phytochrome
Chromatin
vernalin
The site of perception of light in plants during photoperiodism is
Axillary bud
Leaf
Shoot apex
Stem
The flowers of Oxalis open during the day and close at night, such type of movement is
Nastic movement
Tropic movement
Locomotory movement
Photoperiodism