Monday, 1 May 2017

Short , Long day and day neutral plants - examples



Short-day plants


Strawberry, Chrysanthemum, Cosmos bipinnatus, Aster, Poinsettia, Impetiens balsamina (Balsam), Salvia occidentalis, Euphorbia pulcherrima, Xanthium pensylxanicum, Rice, Some soyabean varieties and Tobacco.


Long-day plants

Spinach, Beet, Radish, Potato, Hibiscus syriacus, Hyoscyamus niger, Anethum graveolens (Dill), Plantago lanceolata and Wheat




Day-neutral plants


Most of the fruit crops, Tomato, Pepper, Cucumber, Mirabilis (Four O Clock plant), Cotton, Certain varieties of peas, Buck wheat and Snapdragon.

Horticulture JRF 2018 question paper