Question

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
If a short-day plant is grown under conditions of long nights and short days and the dark period is interrupted in the middle by a brief exposure to red light, the plant will:

• A. wilt
• B. flower
• C. die
• D. fail to flower

Answer 1

The correct option is D fail to flower

When a pulse of red light is given to a short day plant it breaks the rhythmic cycle and hence, the plant fails to flower.

So, the correct option is 'fail to flower'.