Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production

Question

Why is vivipary an undesirable character for annual crop plants ?

  • It reduces the vigour of plant

  • The seeds cannot be stored under normal conditions for the next season

  • The seeds exhibit long dormancy

  • It adversely affects the fertility of the plant

Answer

B.

The seeds cannot be stored under normal conditions for the next season

Vivipary is the condition when seeds germinate on the plant. It is an undesirable character for annual crop plants because germinated seeds cannot be stored under normal conditions for the next season. 

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