Vernalization

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Vernalization: Overview

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Important Questions on Vernalization

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The promotion of flowering by a period of low temperature is required in all of the following plants, except: 

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Vernalisation is done at:

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Precocious reproductive development late in the growing season is prevented in

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Cabbage is a biennial plant that produces flowers in the second year of growth. In an attempt to make it flower in a single year, four potted plants (I, II, III, and IV) of cabbage were subjected to different temperatures for several days as given in the table.

Plant Temperature
W 5°C
X 20°C
Y 30°C
Z 15°C

 

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Which is not a requirement of vernalisation?

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Vernalisation prevents the plant from

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The phytohormone which can replace vernalisation in some plants is

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During vernalisation, the stimulus of low temperature is perceived by

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Which of the following is incorrect about vernalisation?

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Some plants like sugarbeet and cabbage required low temperature for flowering. This phenomenon is called

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Stimulus of low temperature in vernalisation is perceived by

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What is vernalisation?

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Promotion of flowering by a period of low temperature is

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Which hormone is responsible for vernalization

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Cold treatment of seeds is called Or Seeds of winter varieties are benefited by this method

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Assertion : Vernalization is a treatment to plant given artificially.

Reason : Vernalization is perceived by whole plant.

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If a tree flowers thrice in a year (October, January and July) in Northern India, it is said to be

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Treatment of seed at low temperature under moist conditions to break its dormancy is called

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Vernalisation stimulates flowering in

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In certain plants, the flowering is either quantitatively or qualitatively dependent on exposure to low temperature. This phenomenon is termed