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Agriculture · Q397

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 397

Q397

The inflorescence of wheat is known as

A.
Ear
Answer
B.
Raceme
C.
Umbel
D.
None of these

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The inflorescence is nothing but the arrangement of flowers on the plant. The stem holding the whole inflorescence is called a peduncle.
The inflorescence of wheat is spike spikelet, a type of racemose inflorescence, in a common language also called ear.