NEETBotanyPlant - Growth and Development
Where is the application of decapitation widely used?
Options
- AIn rice fields
- BIn tea plantations and hedge-making
- CIn flower gardens
- DIn wheat cultivation
Correct answer
B. In tea plantations and hedge-making
Step-by-step solution
Removal of shoot tips (decapitation) usually results in the growth of lateral buds. It is widely applied in tea plantations, hedge-making. Auxins also induce parthenocarpy, e.g., in tomatoes. They are widely used as herbicides. 2, 4-D, widely used to kill dicotyledonous weeds, does not affect mature monocotyledonous plants. It is used to prepare weed-free lawns by gardeners.