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Prostrate bearing habit is found in which cultivar of Cardamom?

A. Malabar

B. Mysore

C. Vazhukka

D. All of the above

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Prostrate-bearing habit is found in the Malabar cultivar of cardamom. The panicles are prostrate and 60 - 90 cm long, round or ovoid, pale green in colour and ribbed.
Cardamom is one of the oldest known species in the world. The cultivar Malabar with a prostrate panicle (Panicles spreading on the ground) is widely grown in Karnataka, while the cultivar Mysore, characterized by erect panicles is extensively cultivated in Kerala and parts of Tamil Nadu.

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