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Plants growing in extreme cold soil are:...

Plants growing in extreme cold soil are:

A

Xerophytes

B

Halophytes

C

Heliophytes

D

Hydrophytes

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The correct Answer is:
B
Halophytes are special types of xerophilous plants whidch grow on saline soils and marshy conditions with high concentratuions of salt like `NaCl,MgCl_(2)` and `MgSO_(4)`. Halpohytes are plants of saline habitats which have not only the abilituy to tolerate high conc. of salts in their rooting medium but are able to obtain their water supply form the same. Halophytes grow in saline soils, mangroves, coastal dunes and tidal marshes.
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