Chhattisgarh PMT Chhattisgarh PMT Solved Paper-2008

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    Induction of flowering by low temperature treatment is

    A)  vernalization                    

    B)  cryobiology

    C)  photoperiodism             

    D)  pruning

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Vernalization is chilling or cold treatment of the                young plants or seeds to induce flowering. It is a             process of shortening of the juvenile or vegetative             phase and fastening the flowering by a process of             cold treatment. It was first reported by a Russion                 worker, Lysenko (1928) while working on cold             requiring biennial plants. Common examples of    plants requiring vernalization are winter rye,      winter wheat, winter barley, pea. Chrysanthemum       etc.             Cryobiology is the study of life at low         temperature, usually at liquid nitrogen (ie \[-196{}^\circ C\])       and preservation of organisms in liquid by    chemical methods.             Photoperiodism is the effect of photoperiods or daily duration of light hours (and dark periods) on            the growth and development mainly flowering in     plants. It was first studied by 'Garner and Allard'               (1920) on 'Maryland Mammoth' variety of                tobacco.


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