NEETBotanyPlant - Growth and Development
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Gibberellins can can increase sugarcane yield by 20 tonnes per acre Reason: Gibberellins inhibit bolting
Options
- ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
- BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
- DBoth Assertion and Reason are false
Correct answer
C. Assertion is true but the Reason is false
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.