NEET2021BotanyPlant - Growth and DevelopmentActual
The site of perception of light in plants during photoperiodism is:
Options
- AShoot apex
- BStem
- CAxillary bud
- DLeaf
Correct answer
D. Leaf
Step-by-step solution
The site of perception of light/dark duration is the leaves. It has been hypothesised that there is a hypothetical hormonal substance(s) that is responsible for the flowering. This hormonal substance migrates from leaves to shoot apices for inducing flowering only when the plants are exposed to the necessary inductive photoperiod.