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When a plant undergoes senescence, the n...

When a plant undergoes senescence, the nutrients may be

A

accumulated

B

bound to cell wall

C

translocated

D

none of these.

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C
When a plants part undergoes senescenece, nutrient resource (minerals and carbohyrates) shift away or are translocated from the senescened part to other parts. In leaves at the time of senescence we observe loss of chlorophyll, RNA and protein, trasport of nutrients and then abscission
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