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31/12/2021 5:57 pm
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Appearance of vegetative propagules from the nodes of plants such as sugarcane and ginger is mainly because
(a) Nodes are shorter than intemodes
(b) Nodes have meristematic cells
(c) Nodes are located near the soil
(d) Nodes have non-photosynthetic cells
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31/12/2021 5:59 pm
Correct answer: (b) Nodes have meristematic cells
Explanation:
(b) Appearance of vegetative propagules from the nodes of plants such as sugarcane and ginger is mainly because nodes have meristematic cells.
Examples of vegetative propagules:
(i) Leaf buds of bryophyllum,
(ii) Eyes of potato
(iii) Bulbifof Agave
(iv) Offset of water hyacinth
(v) Rhizome of ginger.