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Assertion :- Except sciophyte and plants of dense forest, light is rarely a limiting factor in nature.
Reason :- Light saturation occurs at 10 percent of full summer sunlight.

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If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

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If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

C

If assertion is true but reason is false.

D

If both assertion and reason are false.

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