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Agriculture · Q343

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 343

Q343

Bearing habit of Cocao is

A.
Ranifloros
B.
Axial
C.
Cauliflorous
Answer
D.
Terminal

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Bearing habit of Cocao is Cauliflorous.
Cauliflory is a botanical term referring to plants that flower and fruit from their main stems or woody trunks, rather than from new growth and shoots.
Cacao (Theobroma cacao) is a well-known cauliflorous tree with flowers and fruits that develop on the main trunk and branches. Ground seeds are the source of chocolate. The fruit of cacao (Theobroma cacao) is attached to the main trunk of a small tree. Ground seeds are the source of chocolate.