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When a plant undergoes senescence, the n...

When a plant undergoes senescence, the nutrients may be

A

exported

B

withdrawn

C

translocated

D

None of these

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The correct Answer is:
b
When the plant undergoes senescence the mobile nutrients are mobilised and translocated from the older parts of the plant to the younger growing parts. The words exported and withdrawn are also not incorrect. But translocated is more technically correct and specific. Both Devlin's and Noogle & Fritz's Text Book of Plant Physiology give the term Translocation for the mobiliza- tion of nutrients. Thus the answer should be (c)
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