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Transport In Plants

Question
CBSEENBI11025020

A scion is grafted to a stock. The quality of fruits produced will be determined by the genotype of

  • stock

  • scion

  • both stock and scion

  • neither stock nor scion.

Solution

B.

scion

Grafting is the technique ofjoining parts of two plants so as to form a composite plant. One plant has a strong root system called the stock, and the other plant having better flower or fruit yield is known as scion. When a scion is grafted to a stock the root system of the plant has the genotype of stock and fruits produced show genotypes of the scion