DENDROLOGY

TREE PHYSIOLOGY

TRANSPIRATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What apparatus is used to measure the water uptake in a plant?
A
Potometer
B
Photometer
C
Calorimeter
D
Colorimeter
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A potometer is a device, which is used to measure water uptake by the plant shoot during transpiration. It is also known as transpirometer. Ganong’s potometer is used to measure the transpiration rate in a laboratory.

Detailed explanation-2: -Farmer’s potometer and Ganong’s potometer help in measuring the rate of intake of water by the plant.

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