What is bolting and how is it induced naturakky and under what condition it can be induced artificially?
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Bolting is the premature production of a flowering stem (or stems) on agricultural and horticultural crops before the crop is harvested, in a natural attempt to produce seeds and hence reproduce.
Bolting is induced by plant hormones of the gibberellin family,[citation needed] and can occur as a result of several factors, including changes in day length, the prevalence of high temperatures at particular stages in a plant's growth cycle, and the existence of stresses such as insufficient water or minerals.
Bolting is a survival mechanism in a plant. It is the elongation of flowering stem before the crop is harvested to produce seeds. This helps in increased reproduction. Crops like lettuce, basil, onion, etc are usually bolted. It is induced by artificial treatment with plant hormone gibberellin.