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Agriculture · Q154

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 154

Q154

Water rises through the xylem mainly due to

A.
Osmosis
B.
Imbibition
C.
Transpiration
Answer
D.
All of these

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Water rises through the xylem mainly due to Transpiration.
That can also be called a transpirational pull or suction pull. The tension created by transpiration “pulls” water in the plant xylem, drawing the water upward in much the same way that you draw water upward when you suck on a straw.