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Agriculture · Q445

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 445

Q445

The inflorescence of banana is

A.
Raceme
B.
Catkin
C.
Spadix
Answer
D.
None of these

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
The inflorescence of bananas is Spadix.
It is also known as “banana blossom”, “banana flower” or “banana heart”, is a dark purple-red heart-shaped structure or flower bud that is located at the end of the stalk or peduncle. The spadix is a floral spike with a fleshy or succulent axis usually enclosed in a spathe.
The banana plant is monoecious, it contains both female and male flowers inside the heart-shaped blossom.