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Sohan designed an experiment for the regeneration of sugarcane, where he used cuttings to grow sugarcane. He used two types of cuttings, type ‘A’ and type ‘B’ (Fig. 3.23). After a few weeks, type ‘B’ cuttings sprouted and developed into sugarcane plants, whereas the type ‘A’ cuttings did not sprout. (i) Why were the type ‘B’ cuttings able to grow as sugarcane but type ‘A’ could not? (ii) What difference was present in type ‘B’ compared to type ‘A’? (iii) What observation or measurement was made to determine whether this change had an effect? (iv) What parameters should be kept the same for both types of cuttings to ensure a fair comparison?

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(i) Type B sprouted because it contained nodes with intercalary meristem.
(ii) Type B had buds or nodes unlike type A.
(iii) Sprouting and growth were observed.
(iv) Water, soil, sunlight, temperature and cutting size should remain similar.

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