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The unit of inflorescence in grasses/gramineae (poaceae) isA. ThyrsisB. SpikeC. SpikeletD. Raceme

Answer» Correct Answer - C
Spikelet is a compact spike having a few flowers borne an axis called rachilla and surrounded by two bracts called ghumes. E.g., Wheat,Oat,Grass. Each flower or floret has at its base a bract called lemma and a bracteole complex called palea.


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