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Plant Growth and Development: Practical physiology MCQ

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Practical physiologyHardQuestion 10591

Question

A gardener pruning the shoot tip to encourage bushiness is exploiting:

  1. A
    Release from apical dominance
    Correct
  2. B
    Vernalization
  3. C
    Senescence
  4. D
    Seed dormancy

Correct answer

Release from apical dominance

Explanation

Removing the apical source of auxin promotes lateral bud growth.

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