In plants, it is a phenomenon wherein a main shoot dominates, inhibiting the outgrowth of other shoots. The main shoot tip loss or shoot tip... View Article
Zeatin is derived from adenine and is a plant hormone. It is a cytokinin and was discovered in immature corn kernels. They facilitate growth of... View Article
All gibberellins are derived through the ent-gibberellane skeleton. However, they are synthesised through the ent-kaurene. In other words,... View Article
Paclobutrazol is triazole fungicide and growth retardants (plants). It is considered to be an antagonist of gibberellin. Its formula is C15 H20... View Article
Gibberellins is the name of the plant hormone which was used to increase the height of dwarf plants. Explore BYJU'S for more information. Also... View Article
Vivipary is the seed which germinates into a seedling before it sheds from the parent plant. For instance, red mangrove, rhizophora, etc. Visit... View Article
Some seeds need frost, some fire. All the required conditions a seed requires for germination will not be present in the seed packet, but... View Article
Seed dormancy is the condition of seeds wherein it is prevented from germination even under favourable environmental conditions for it such as... View Article
Depends on the type of light seeds receive. Generally, it is said that light in the red wavelength typically promotes germination while blue... View Article
Capillarity or capillary action is the liquid's ability to flow against gravity in narrow spaces (thin tube). This takes place without the... View Article
Limited or lack of food supply is the cause for Kwashiorkor and is commonly found in such places in infants and children in Central America,... View Article
The two main types of malnutrition are - Micronutrient deficiency diseases: results from deficiencies in all or any nutrient Protein-energy... View Article
The physical process in which a cell divides is cytokinesis. It splits the cytoplasm of the parent cell between two daughter cells. The process... View Article
It is a form of respiratory control which is not under conscious, direct control. Involuntary respiration enables voluntary respiration when it... View Article
In the body, organs and tissues are capable of intrinsically regulating their blood supply to a varying degree to fulfil its functional and... View Article
Interfascicular Cambium is a cambium found in between vascular bundles. It forms the secondary meristems. The interfascicular and fascicular... View Article
Head capitulum is a short dense spike wherein flowers are directly borne on a flat, broad peduncle imparting the inflorescence with its... View Article
Animals which excrete guanine as their excretory wastes are guanotelic. Examples of guanotelic animals are spiders, scorpions, etc. Mostly,... View Article
The law is as follows - The rate of diffusion of gases is inversely proportional to the square root of their densities. As a result, if the... View Article
