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Agriculture · Q489

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 489

Q489

Kranz anatomy occurs in

A.
Leaves
Answer
B.
Stem
C.
Flower
D.
Seed

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Kranz anatomy occurs in Leaves.
The primary function of kranz anatomy is to provide a site in which CO2 can be concentrated around RuBisCO, thereby avoiding photorespiration.
Mesophyll and bundle sheath cells in leaves are connected through numerous cytoplasmic sleeves called plasmodesmata whose permeability at the leaf level is called bundle sheath conductance.