Home
Class 11
BIOLOGY
Maryland mammoth tabacco is a short day ...

Maryland mammoth tabacco is a short day plant. Its critical duration of darkness is 10 hours. Under which of the following conditons will it not flower?

A

B

C

D

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
A
A short day plant is the one that flowers on photoperiods shorter than tha critical day length. As the crictical duration of darkness in the Maryland mammoth tobacco is 10 hours to flower. Thus under the conditions shws in option (a), the plant will not flower.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

    NCERT FINGERTIPS ENGLISH|Exercise Vernalisation|4 Videos

  • PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

    NCERT FINGERTIPS ENGLISH|Exercise Seed dormancy|5 Videos

  • PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

    NCERT FINGERTIPS ENGLISH|Exercise Plant growth regulators|70 Videos

  • PHOTOSYNTHESIS IN HIGHER PLANTS

    NCERT FINGERTIPS ENGLISH|Exercise Photosynthesis In Higher Plants|136 Videos

  • PLANT KINGDOM

    NCERT FINGERTIPS ENGLISH|Exercise Plant Kingdom|160 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Sedum is a long day plant. Its critical duration of light is 13 hours. Under which of the following conditions would it flower?

A long day plant with critical day length of 14 hrs will flower under which of the following treatments?

Which of the following is a short day plant

Which of the following induces flowering in short day plant

Which of the following is an example of short day plant?

Under which conditions do short-day plants flower ?

If for a short day plant the light period is interrupted by a short dark period but there is a long uninterrupted long night, will it show flowering?

One set of a plant was grown at 12 hours day and 12 hours night period cycle and it flowered while in the other set night period cycles and it flowered while in the other set night phase was interrupted by flash of ligth and did not produce flower. Under which one of the following categories will you place this plant

One set of a plant was grown at 12 hours day and 12 hours night period cycle and it flowered while in the other set night period cycles and it flowered while in the other set night phase was interrupted by flash of light and did not produce flower. Under which one of the following categories will you place this plant

What is critical for flowering of a short-day plant?