Question
Which of the following plant is efficient converter of solar energy whose net productivity is 2-4 kg/m2/yr or even higher?
Wheat
Rice
Sugarcane
Bajra
Solution
C.
Sugarcane
Sugarcane is the plant which is a converter of solar energy whose net productivity is 2-4 kg/m2/yr . This is because it is a photosynthetic C4 plant and it does not perform photrespiration.
