What occurs after a cut end calluses?

What occurs after a cut end calluses?

• A. Root formation
• B. Leaf formation
• C. Flowering
• D. Stem thickening

Answer: (A)

Root formation follows when a cut end calluses. The callus is a mass of undifferentiated cells that appears as a wound response. Under the right hormonal signals and conditions, those cells differentiate into adventitious roots, allowing the cutting to take up water and establish itself. Leaf formation would require shoot development, flowering isn’t tied to this early stage, and stem thickening isn’t the immediate outcome after callusing. So the next development is root formation.

Root formation follows when a cut end calluses. The callus is a mass of undifferentiated cells that appears as a wound response. Under the right hormonal signals and conditions, those cells differentiate into adventitious roots, allowing the cutting to take up water and establish itself. Leaf formation would require shoot development, flowering isn’t tied to this early stage, and stem thickening isn’t the immediate outcome after callusing. So the next development is root formation.