The panicle initiation stage in rice plants comes

A. Immediate after transplanting

B. After maximum tillering stage

C. After boot leaf stage

D. At any time after transplanting

Answer: Option B

Solution(By Examveda Team)

There are three main stages in the complete life cycle of the rice plant which are vegetative (from seed germination to PI), reproductive (from PI to flowering), and ripening (from flowering to grain maturity). PI is Panicle Initiation, a stage in which its top part, the inflorescence is grown, it comes after the maximum tillering stage and it ends approximately in 60 days.