Multiple Choice Questions

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It takes very long time for pineapple plants to produce flowers. Which combination of hormones can be applied to artificially induce flowering in pineapple plants throughout the year to increase yield?

  • Gibberellin and Cytokinin

  • Gibberellin and Abscisic acid

  • Cytokinin and Abscisic acid

  • Auxin and Ethylene


D.

Auxin and Ethylene

Plant hormone auxin induces flowering in pineapple. Ethylene also helps in synchronization of flowering and fruit set up in pineapple.


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What is the site of perception of photoperiod necessary for induction of flowering in plants?

  • Pulvinus

  • Shoot apex

  • Leaves

  • Lateral buds


The cell derived from meristems differentiate and regain the capacity to divide by a phenomenon called

  • Differentiation

  • Dedifferentiation

  • Redifferentiation

  • Totipotency

  • Totipotency


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