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Explain the advantages of bolting in agricultural crops.


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Bolting:

  1. Bolting is a phenomenon in which horticultural and agricultural crops generate blooming stems before being harvested.
  2. Plant hormones, also known as phytohormones, play a role in bolting, which is an attempt to generate seeds under stressful conditions.

Advantages:

  1. Bolting helps the plant to maintain its species under unfavorable conditions by producing seeds before time.
  2. We can use the bolting method in commercial crops.
  3. Bolting helps in the treatment of Rosette formation of the leaves.

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