NEETBotanyPlant - Growth and Development
Why is ABA important for seeds during unfavourable conditions?
Options
- AIt helps them to grow rapidly
- BIt helps them to develop faster.
- CIt helps them to withstand desiccation and other unfavourable factors
- DIt helps them to initiate flowering
Correct answer
C. It helps them to withstand desiccation and other unfavourable factors
Step-by-step solution
The role of PGR is of only one kind of intrinsic control. Along with genomic control and extrinsic factors, they play an important role in plant growth and development. ABA helps seeds to withstand desiccation and other factors unfavourable for growth.