The length of different internodes in a culm of sugarcane is variable because of

Options

(a) shoot apical meristem
(b) position of axillary buds
(c) size of leaf lamina at the node below each internode
(d) intercalary meristem

Correct Answer:

intercalary meristem

Explanation:

The length of different internodes in a culm of sugarcane is variable because of intercalary meristem. Intercalary meristem is not a part of apical meristem, occurs in the internodes of grasses (sugarcane) between leaf nodes and enables longitudinal growth of the stem