Select the option that is correct for the description of subaerial modification.
A. A slender lateral branch arises from the base of the man axis and, after growing aerially for sometime,arches downwards to touch the ground.
B. A lateral branch orginates from the basal and underground portion of the main stem, grows horizontally beneath the the soil,and comes out obliquely upwards,giving rise to leavy shoot.
In plants like mint and jasmine a slender lateral branch arises from the base of the main axis and after growing aerially for some time arch downwards to touch the ground called stolon.
In banana, pineapple and Chrysanthemum, the lateral branches originate from the basal and underground portion of the main stem, grow horizontally beneath the soil and then come out obliquely upward giving rise to leafy shoots called sucker.
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