NEETBotanyPlant - Growth and Development
How much can gibberellins increase the yield of sugarcane per acre?
Options
- A10 tonnes
- B15 tonnes
- C20 tonnes
- D25 tonnes
Correct answer
C. 20 tonnes
Step-by-step solution
Sugarcane stores carbohydrate as sugar in their stems. Spraying sugarcane crop with gibberellins increases the length of the stem, thus increasing the yield by as much as 20 tonnes per acre. Spraying juvenile conifers with GAs hastens the maturity period, thus leading to early seed production. Gibberellins also promotes bolting (internode elongation just prior to flowering) in beet, cabbages and many plants with rosette habit.