If an agronomist is trying to induce flowering in a short-day plant and unknowingly it gets exposed to light for some amount of time. What will be the consequence of this plant?

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If an agronomist is trying to induce flowering in a short-day plant and unknowingly it gets exposed to light for some amount of time. What will be the consequence of this plant?, It will undergo etiolation., It will resume its cycle and induce flower., It will not flower., It will show extensive flowering.

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Short day plants will only flower if they are exposed to a short period of daylight and long periods of darkness. If the dark period is interrupted, the plant will not flower. Hence, short-day plants are also called long night plants, e.g., rice, soyabean, etc.

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