Importance of photoperiodism

• It has a great application in hybridization programme.
• Useful for successive cultivation of agricultural crops.
• The yield of tubers, bulbs, rhizomes, corms can be increased by the knowledge of photoperiodism.
• The vegetable can be made to remain vegetative for longer periods and annuals can be growth 2-3 times a year.
• Long day photoperiodic induction influences stolen formation in strawberries.
• Short day photoperiodic induction help in production of winter buds , thickening of radish, carrot, dahlia
• Winter dormancy and autumn leaf fall can be prevented by increasing photoperiodic hours.
• It serves to stimulate the development of fruit color, flower and fruit formation throughout the year.
• Physiological preconditioning activities can be induced by the treatment of photoperiods.
• 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.