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Absorption of water from cut ends of stems/shoots disapproves the theory of
(a) Capillarity
(b) Cohesion-tension
(c) Root pressure
(d) Atmospheric pressure

A

Capillarity

B

Cohesion-tension

C

Root pressure

D

Atmospheric pressure .

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