NEET 1993 · Class 11

Plant Growth and Development

Removal of apical bud results in

  1. (A)formation of new apical bud
  2. (B)elongation of main stem
  3. (C)death of plant
  4. (D)formation of lateral branching

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

In most higher plants, the growing apical bud inhibits the growth of the lateral (axillary) buds, a phenomenon called **apical dominance**.

Chapter
Plant Growth and Development
Section
13.4.3 Physiological Effects of Plant Growth Regulators
Page
9
Words matched
36 of 36

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that removal of shoot tips (decapitation) results in growth of lateral buds, which directly corresponds to 'formation of lateral branching' in the MCQ.

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