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What is the cause of excurrent habit in pinus?
What is the cause of excurrent habit in pinus?
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The correct option is B Presence of apical dominance
Auxin exert profound effects on plants. For example, some plants tend to branch out very little when they grow. Growth in these plants occurs almost exclusively from the apical meristem rather than from axillary buds, which do not develop as long as the terminal bud is present. Such plants are said to exhibit apical dominance, the inhibition of axillary bud growth by the apical meristem. In plants with strong apical dominance, auxin produced in the apical meristem inhibits axillary buds near the apical meristem from developing into actively growing shoots. Thus, giving rise to an excurrent habit as seen in many evergreen trees like Pinus.
Auxin exert profound effects on plants. For example, some plants tend to branch out very little when they grow. Growth in these plants occurs almost exclusively from the apical meristem rather than from axillary buds, which do not develop as long as the terminal bud is present. Such plants are said to exhibit apical dominance, the inhibition of axillary bud growth by the apical meristem. In plants with strong apical dominance, auxin produced in the apical meristem inhibits axillary buds near the apical meristem from developing into actively growing shoots. Thus, giving rise to an excurrent habit as seen in many evergreen trees like Pinus.
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