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Which of the following is not a polycarpic plant?
Which of the following is not a polycarpic plant?
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The correct option is D Radish
Perennial plants have a lifespan of a few to several years. They germinate, grow and flower over a course of a few years. They lose their flowers in one year and flower again in the next year. There are multiple flowering seasons throughout the plants’ lifetime. Therefore there are more than one reproductive phases.
Polycarpic plants are perennial plants and flower repeatedly in intervals every year. E.g:- apple, mango, orange are perennial, polycarpic plants.
Radish is a biennial, monocarpic plant.
Perennial plants have a lifespan of a few to several years. They germinate, grow and flower over a course of a few years. They lose their flowers in one year and flower again in the next year. There are multiple flowering seasons throughout the plants’ lifetime. Therefore there are more than one reproductive phases.
Polycarpic plants are perennial plants and flower repeatedly in intervals every year. E.g:- apple, mango, orange are perennial, polycarpic plants.
Radish is a biennial, monocarpic plant.
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