Fill in the blanks (a, b, c and d) in the following statements with a proper combination of m, no and p.
Wherein m represents - longer
n represents - shorter
o represents - prevents
p represents - induces
Short day (SD) plants flower when night lengths are ___a___ than a critical dark period. Interruption of the dark period by a brief light treatment ____ b___ flowering in SD plants. Long day (LD) plants flower when night length is ____c___ than a critical period. Shortening of the night with a brief light treatment _____d____ flowering in LD plants.
a-m, b-o, c-n, d-p
a-n, b-P, c-m, d-o
a-n, b-o, c-m, d-p
a-m, b-p, c-n, d-o
Short day (SD) plants flower when night lengths are longer than a critical dark period. Interruption of the dark period by a brief light treatment prevents flowering in SD plants. Long day (LD) plants flower when night length is shorter than a critical period. Shortening of the night with a brief light treatment induces flowering in LD plants. Therefore option a is correct. Hence, the correct answer is option 1.