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VERNALIZATION & FLOWERING+PYQS

The main adaptive significance of vernalization is to:

Go with B — Prevent flowering before winter. Under VERNALIZATION & FLOWERING, this is the standard explanation you’d use in class: it names the real driver or definition, while the rest are nearby but wrong. Not these: A) Increase photosynthesis; C) Promote vegetative growth; D) Enhance seed dormancy. When two options sound similar, choose the one that matches the textbook definition most tightly.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.

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VERNALIZATION & FLOWERING+PYQS

The effective temperature range for vernalization generally lies between:

Answer: B) 1–7°C. For VERNALIZATION & FLOWERING, remember the key idea and you’ll land on this option; the distractors usually swap cause and effect or confuse similar terms. Avoid: A) 10–25°C; C) 25–35°C; D) −10–0°C. Name the process first, then pick the option that describes it — don’t reverse cause and effect.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.

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