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JIPMER 2006
Exam
JIPMER
Year
2006
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Transport in Plants

JIPMER 2006 · Botany · Transport in Plants

Who said that "transpiration is a necessary evil" ?

Who said that "transpiration is a necessary evil" ?

Options

  1. ACurtis
  2. BSteward
  3. CAndersen
  4. DJ.C. Bose

Correct answer

A. Curtis

Step-by-step solution

Curtis (1926) called transpiration as necessary evil because it provides some beneficial aspects but on the other hand, many functioning and energy gets wasted from absorption of water upto the stage of transpiration.
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