Plant whose seeds are known to have longest viability period is

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5.Morphology of Flowering Plants

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The plant whose seeds are known to have longest viability period is

A

Nelumbo nucifera (lotus)

B

Triticum vulgare (wheat)

C

Zizyphus jujuba (ber)

D

Carica papaya (papaya)

(AIIMS-1993)

Solution

(a) Viability of seeds : Ability of seed to have power of germination over a period of time is called viability.

It is maximum in Lotus $(Nelumbo\,\, nucifera)$ i.e.,$400-2000$ years.

Standard 11

Biology

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