Plant Growth and DevelopmentHard
Question
Mowing grass lawn facilitates better maintenance because
Options
A.wounding stimulates regeneration
B.removal of apical dominance and stimulation of intercalary meristem
C.removal of apical dominance
D.removal of apical dominance and promotion of lateral meristem
Solution
Apical dominance of terminal bud is to secretion of auxin (IAA) by it. Accordind to Thimann and Skoog (1933) removal of apical bud causes sprouting of lateral buds with stimulation of intercalary meristem and this is the reason that mowing grass lawn facilitates better maintenance.
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