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Transport in Plants
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Which one of the following is correctly matched?

  • Passive transport of nutrients - ATP

  • Apoplast - Plasmodesmata

  • Potassium-Readily immobilization

  • Bakane of rice seedlings-F Skoog

Answer

C.

Potassium-Readily immobilization

Active transport of nutrients require ATP. Symplast is translocation through plasmodesmata. Bakane disease of rice was found by Hori (1918) to be due to Gibberella fujikuroi. None of the options is correct.
Options (C) may be correct is statement be read as 'Potassium readily mobilization' instead of 'potassium readily immobilization.

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