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Agriculture · Q996

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 996

Q996

One of the following is a C4 plant

A.
Sugarcane
Answer
B.
Tomato
C.
Mango
D.
Apple

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
One of the following is a C4 plant Sugarcane.
C4 carbon fixation is one of three known photosynthetic processes of carbon fixation in plants.
C4 plants including maize, sugarcane, and sorghum avoid photorespiration by using another enzyme called PEP during the first step of carbon fixation.