Question: Which of the following is/are day-neutral plants?
Options:
Cotton
Buckwheat
Sunflower
All of these
✅ Explanation: Day-neutral plants are those that flower regardless of the day length or photoperiod. Their flowering is primarily influenced by factors other than the duration of light exposure, such as maturity or temperature. Cotton, buckwheat, and sunflower are all examples of day-neutral plants.
🔑Key Points :
-The duration of light for the time elapsing between dawn and dusk referred as photoperiod or day length.
✏️Long day plants:
-Cabbage, Cauliflower, Onion, Passion fruit, Apple, Beet, Radish, Carrot, Spinach, Potato and Plantago.
✏️Short day plants:
-Strawberry, Pineapple, Chrysanthemum, Poinsettia, Coffee, Aster, Balsam, Salvia, Euphorbia andXanthium.
✏️Day neutral plants:
-Tomato,Papaya, Guava, Pepper, Cucumber, Snapdragon, Mirabilis and certain varieties of peas.