Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 349

Question: The bulb of Garlic is

Options:

A) Nontunicated

B) Tunicated layered

C) Compound tunicated

D) Simple tunicated

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Compound tunicated bulb is found in Garlic.

Garlic contains a number of sickle shaped bulblets or cloves.

In Garlic covered by tunics each bulblet or clove is actually a bud as it arises in the axil of tunicated leaf.

It is also covered by a tunic.