Question

Grafting is most successful in

• A. Dicots
• B. Monocots
• C. Pteridophytes
• D. Bryophytes

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Dicots

The correct option is A

Explanation of correct option:

1. Grafting is an artificial vegetative propagation of plants in which a small aerial part (scion) of one plant is joined into the basal part (stock) of another closely related plant species in order to form a composite individual.
2. The joining of the scion to the stock, make sure that the cambium layer of the scion is in contact with the cambium layer of stock because the cambium layer in the stem is responsible for growth.
3. The success of the graft mainly depends on the union of the graft and the change of stock.
4. In the dicots, the cambium presents so grafting is successful.

Explanation of incorrect option:

Option B:

In monocot plants, grafting fails because the vascular bundles are scattered.

Option C:

Grafting is not successful in the pteridophytes plant because the pteridophytes plants lack cambium.

Option D:

The lack of a vascular bundle in bryophytes is responsible for unsuccessful grafting.

Final answer: Grafting is most successful in dicots.