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Agriculture · Q621

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 621

Q621

Atrazine used as an antitranspirant

A.
Reduces the growth of the crop
B.
Does not reflect light from plant leaf surface
C.
Affects the closure and opening of stomata
Answer
D.
Forms thin layer on leaf surface

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Antitranpirants are substances that are applied to reduce the transpiration process in plants to protect them from drying out too quickly.
Atrazine is a widely used herbicide that can be applied to control broadleaf and grassy weeds. To some extent it can also be used as Antitranspirants as in low concentrations it induces stomatal closing which leads to stopping transpiration for some time.