Importance of photoperiodism

a. It has a great application in the hybridization program.

b. Useful for successive cultivation of crops.

c. The yield of tubers, bulbs, rhizomes, and corms can be increased by the knowledge of photoperiodism.

d. The vegetable can be made to remain vegetative for longer periods and annuals can be grown 2-3 times a year.

e. Long day photoperiodic induction influences stolen formation in strawberries.

f. Short-day photoperiodic induction helps in pthe production of winter buds, and thickening of radishes, carrots, and dahlia

g. Winter dormancy and autumn leaf fall can be prevented by increasing photoperiodic hours.

h. It serves to stimulate the development of fruit color, flower, and fruit formation throughout the year.

i. Physiological preconditioning activities can be induced by the treatment of photoperiods.

j. It probably may be of direct importance in the synthesis of food materials as well as hormones which are almost essential for better growth and development of crops.