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Agriculture · Q774

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 774

Q774

Very high respiratory activity is seen in

A.
Turnip
B.
Onion
C.
Spinach
Answer
D.
Tomato

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Very high respiratory activity is seen in Spinach.
Spinach is an annual, cool-season, green, leafy vegetable that is rich in health-promoting compounds, such as vitamins A and C and flavonoids.
The respiration rates of spinach leaves during storage in a 14.69-l chamber with different amounts of O2 per unit mass of spinach: O2 consumption rate and CO2 production rate.
Spinach has relatively high respiration and water-loss rates, and is prone to tissue decay, microbial growth, and loss of nutrients, all of which lead to a low storage potential.