NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyPlant - Growth and DevelopmentPractice
Why is vivipary an undesirable character for annual crop plants?
Options
- AIt reduces the vigour of the plant
- BIt adversely affects the fertility of the plant
- CThe seeds exhibit long dormancy
- DThe seeds cannot be stored under normal conditions for the next season
Correct answer
D. The seeds cannot be stored under normal conditions for the next season
Step-by-step solution
Vivipary is the process where the seeds formed germinate while been attached to the parent plant body of the fruit. In this process, the seed has turned into a plantling and growing to be a plant while been attached to the parent plant or within the fruit itself. It is commonly observed in tomato, mangroves. Such process occurs when the condition for the seed germination is favourable. Annual crop plants are those group that produce for only one growing season. For the next season the seeds of the plant are stored.