Which is true about bulbils in Agave

Options

A. It has floral buds modified into bulbils
B. Bulbils germinate while still on inflorescence
C. Bulbils show vivipary
D. All the above

Answer

D

Explanation

Agave flower stalks are covered with hundred of bulbils sometimes called platelets. Growing from a bud at the base of each flower, a bulbil is a miniature clone of the parent plant. The longer it stays attached the larger it grows. Eventually bulbils fall to the ground and may take root.