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Agriculture · Q959

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 959

Q959

Which cereal is non-tillering in nature

A.
Maize
Answer
B.
Wheat
C.
Barley
D.
Paddy

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Tillering is a physiological process by which new aerial shoots emerge. And this phenomenon is regulated in some crops like maize, hence maize is referred to as non-tillering in nature. In maize crops, the underground branching of compact node joints of the primary shoot is regulated.