What Will Happen to a Long-Day Plant, Such as Spinach

question 82

Multiple Choice

What will happen to a long-day plant, such as spinach, if the light -dark pattern is interrupted by a flash of light for several days in a row during the spring?

• A) The plants wonʹt flower that season.
• B) The plants are tricked into flowering earlier than usual.
• C) Nothing will happen; growth and development will continue as normal.
• D) The plants will be delayed in flowering.

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