NEET2005BotanyPlant KingdomActual
Why is vivipary an undesirable character for annual crop plants?
Options
- Ait reduces the vigour of the plant
- Bit adversely affects the fertility of the plant
- Cthe seeds exhibit long dormancy
- Dthe seeds cannot be stored under normal conditions for the next season.
Correct answer
D. the seeds cannot be stored under normal conditions for the next season.
Step-by-step solution
Annual plants complete their life cycle in one season, wherein seeds are produced, germinated and the mature plant hence produced, dies within the same season. In vivipary, seeds or spores germinate in situ on mature plants even before they are released which is not possible for annual plants as in them, the mature plants fail to store seeds. This is a result of it dying after seedproduction. Related Theory Seeds are structures that contain a young plant inside a protective coating. One reason why seed plants are s