Question

In Garlic (Allium sativum) each fleshy scale represents a bud called a bulblet or clove. It is a bud because

• A. it arises in concentric rings
• B. it has its own tunic
• C. it has a growing point & immature leaves
• D. all correct

Answer 1

The correct option is C it has a growing point & immature leaves

Buds

A bud is an underdeveloped or very young shoot which has a condensed axis and the internodes are not elongated.

The young leaves in a bud are closely crowded and folded over the apex

It has a growing point & immature leaves

Each bulblet or clove is considered to be a bud because -

• It grows in the axil of the tunicated leaves.
• It has a growing point at its tip and can grow into a new bulb when separated from the parent bulb.
• It has immature young leaves that are closely crowded and folded over the apex.