In tobacco, the basic aim of topping and desuckering is to

A. Reduce the plant height

B. Encourage branching

C. Divert energy and nutrients from flower heads to leaves

D. Protect the plants against lodging

Answer: Option C

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Topping and desuckering is a practice widely used on a tobacco plantation. The main aim of this practice is to divert the energy and nutrients from flowers to the leaves, to increase the leaf size and its quality because tobacco yield is dependent on leaf quality and quantity.