Question

Which of the following is a monocarpic plant

Answer 1

Answer:

The term monocarpic was first used by Alphonse de Candolle to refer to the plants that flower, produce seeds and then die. They are also called semelparous. Examples include plants like bamboo, rice, radish, carrot, wheat, etc.

Answer 2

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These plants flower only once in their life. After flowering then which are produce fruit after that they die. So, such plants are called monocarpic plants and their fruits are monocarpic fruits.

• All annual (e.g. wheat, Rice) and biennial plants (e.g. carrot, Radish) are monocarpic.

• A few perennial plants are also monocarpic (e.g. Bambusa tudla)

Some more example of monocarpic fruits are :-

• Apple
• Mango
• Grapes
• Orange
• Carrot