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Agriculture · Q272

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 272

Q272

Maximum transpiration occurs from

A.
Dermal tissue
B.
Procambium
C.
Ground tissue of scale leaves
D.
Periderm and lenticels
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Maximum transpiration occurs from Periderm and lenticels.
Lenticels are spongy openings in the periderm that allow for gas diffusion into and out of the stem or root.
The periderm acts as armor protecting the plant's inner tissues from biotic and abiotic stress.
Among the given options, maximum transpiration occurs from periderm and lenticels.