Plant Growth and DevelopmentHard
Question
Klinostat is employed in the study of
Options
A.osmosis
B.growth movements
C.photosynthesis
D.respiration
Solution
Clinostat / klinostat is an instrument which can nullify the effect of gravity and allown a plant to grow horizontally nr slowly rotating it . Rotaing clinostat do not show any bending necause the gravitation stimulu in this case is not unilateral as it affects all the sides of the rotating organs equally, whereas plant kept in unrotated / fixed clinostat bends downwards showing positive geotropism.
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