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Agriculture · Q604

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 604

Q604

Wheat is a

A.
C3 plant
Answer
B.
C4 plant
C.
Both A and B
D.
None of these

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
C3 plants are plants in which the initial product of the assimilation of carbon dioxide through photosynthesis is 3-phosphoglycerate, which contains 3 carbon atoms.
Plants that survive solely on C3 fixation tend to thrive in areas where sunlight intensity is moderate, the temperature is moderate, carbon dioxide concentration is around 200 ppm and groundwater is in plenty.
Wheat is a type of C3 plant.