Q46: Match List-I with List-II:Choose the correct answer from the options... - Forest Mensuration - Forestry- ICAR JRF/SRF 2024 | Agrigyan

• Short Day Plants $\rightarrow$ (IV) Rice: Rice (Oryza sativa) initiates floral induction only when the photoperiod is shorter than its critical day length.
• Long Day Plants $\rightarrow$ (I) Wheat: Wheat (Triticum aestivum) requires photoperiods longer than its critical day length to transition from vegetative growth to heading and flowering.
• Day Neutral Plants $\rightarrow$ (II) Tomato: Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) flowers regardless of day length, controlled primarily by physiological node number and vegetative vigor.
• Intermediate Plants $\rightarrow$ (III) Andropogon: Andropogon scoparius requires an intermediate photoperiod window (neither too long nor too short) to initiate flowering.

Correct option: (4) (A) - (IV), (B) - (), (C) - (I), (D) - (ttl)