Multiple choice

If a gardener is interested in obtaining a good crop of tea leaves from a single plant, what should he do?

  1. Feed auxin to the plant through soil.

  2. Remove the apical bud of the main shoot and the branches.

  3. Cut off the tip of the plant and then apply auxins to the cut end.

  4. Supply auxin from the tip of the plant as well as through roots.

  5. Not apply auxin at all.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

It will relieve the plant of the phenomena called as apical dominance and after removing the apical bud growth will occur vigorously including the lateral buds.

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