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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 440

Q440

Rate of transpiration is measured by

A.
Auxanometer
B.
Respirometer
C.
Porometer
D.
Ganong's potometer
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
The rate of transpiration is measured by Ganong's potometer.
A potometer, is a device used for measuring the rate of water uptake of a leafy shoot which is almost equal to the water lost through transpiration.
Francis DarwinCharles Darwin Ganong Bose designed and invented Ganong’s potometer. The Ganong's potometer is composed of a glass tube, which is bent twice, and a glass cylinder with a wide mouth also a capillary tube is inserted into a horizontal glass bar attached to a reservoir.