JIPMER2006BotanyTransport in Plants

Who said that "transpiration is a necessary evil" ?

Options

ACurtis
BSteward
CAndersen
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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