Question
Moss peat is used as a packing material for sending flowers and live plants to distant places because
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it is easily available
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it is hygroscopic
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it reduces transpiration
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it serves as a disinfectant
Solution
B.
it is hygroscopic
Sphagnum is a bryophyte, commonly called as bog moss or peat moss. It is hygroscopic and possesses a remarkable water holding capacity. Hence, it is used as a packing material in the transportation of flowers, live plants, tubers, bulbs, seedlings etc. It is also used in seedbeds and in moss-sticks.
