Q. "Girdling Experiment" was performed by Plant Physiologists to identify the plant tissue through which:
A) Osmosis is observed
B) Water is transported
C) Food is transported
D) For both water and food transportation
Explanation
[Solution] Removing a ring of bark (phloem) causes swelling above the girdle because food cannot move down, showing that phloem transports food. Answer (3).
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