Q. The shedding of leaves, flowers or fruits due to change in the hormonal balance in plants, is referred as
A) Senescence
B) Ascission
C) Photoperiodism
D) vernalization
Explanation
Abscission the shedding of a body part, commonly refers to the process by which a plant intentionally drops one or more of its parts, such as a leaf, fruit, flower or seed.
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