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Agriculture · Q573

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 573

Q573

Translocation of carbohydrates mostly takes place in the form of

A.
Glucose
B.
Lactose
C.
Sucrose
Answer
D.
Maltose

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Translocation of carbohydrates mostly takes place in the form of Sucrose.
In plants, sucrose is the major transport form for photo-assimilated carbon and is both a source of carbon skeletons and energy for plant organs unable to perform photosynthesis.
As a molecule translocated over distance, sucrose has to pass through several membranes. It is transported around the plant in phloem vessels.