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NEET 2009
Exam
NEET
Year
2009
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Anatomy of Flowering Plants

NEET 2009 · Botany · Anatomy of Flowering Plants

Palisade parenchyma is absent in leaves of

Palisade parenchyma is absent in leaves of

Options

  1. ASorghum
  2. Bmustard
  3. Csoybean
  4. Dgram

Correct answer

A. Sorghum

Step-by-step solution

Sorghum (family-Poaceae) is a monocot plant. The leaves of monocot do not contain palisade parenchyma, because the mesophyll of monocot leaf is not differentiated into palisade and spongy parenchyma, all being thin walled, chlorophyllous and irregularly compactly arranged with fewer intercellular spaces.
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