Chhattisgarh PMT Chhattisgarh PMT Solved Paper-2005

  • question_answer
    A pigment concerned with both floral induction and seed germination is

    A)  florigen                              

    B)  chlorophyll

    C)  plastocyanin                     

    D)  phytochrome

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    A pigment concerned with both floral induction   and   seed   germination   is phytochrome.   It   is   responsible   for photomorphic changes and developmental process in flowering plant. Phytochrome is sensitive to red and far-red light. It exists in two inter conversible forms\[\text{-PR}\] and\[{{\text{P}}_{\text{FR}}}\text{.}\,{{\text{P}}_{\text{R}}}\] form absorbs red light and is changed into \[{{\text{P}}_{\text{FR}}},\] which absorbs far-red light and is changed into \[{{\text{P}}_{\text{R}}}\] form.


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