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Pneumatophores are common in plants growing in saline marshy/ swampy area along seashores and estuaries. Select the CORRECT statement about such roots.
(a) These are modifications of adventitious root system.
(b) These are positively geotropic.
(c) These are negatively geotropic.
(d) None is correct

A

These are modifications of adventitious root system.

B

These are positively geotropic.

C

These are negatively geotropic.

D

None is correct

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