Join the Most Relevant JEE Main 2025 Test Series & get 99+ percentile! Join Now
Open MARKS Web Download App
Search any question & find its solution
Question: Answered & Verified by Expert
Induction of flowering by low temperature in plants is
BiologyPlant - Growth and DevelopmentAIIMSAIIMS 2001
Options:
  • A cryobiology
  • B vernalization
  • C phototropism
  • D pruning.
Solution:
2758 Upvotes Verified Answer
The correct answer is: vernalization
Vernalization is a process of shortening of the juvenile or vegetative phase and hastening flowering by a previous cold treatment. The term vernalization was coined by Lysenko (1928).

Looking for more such questions to practice?

Download the MARKS App - The ultimate prep app for IIT JEE & NEET with chapter-wise PYQs, revision notes, formula sheets, custom tests & much more.

Use on iOS or Desktop Download from Google Play