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Agriculture · Q718

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 718

Q718

Phenylmercuric acetate (PMA) is a chemical used in agricultural crops in order to

A.
Increase CO2 uptake
B.
Reduce respiration
C.
Reduce transpiration
Answer
D.
Decrease CO2 uptake

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
PMA is Phenylmercuric acetate, it is a chemical used in crops to reduce transpiration. It is an antitranspirant when it is applied directly to the leaves of a plant, it reduces the amount of water lost through transpiration by closing the plant’s stomata.