Question

A girdled plant will eventually die because of

• A. Absence of downward movement of water.
• B. Absence of upward movement of water.
• C. Absence of upward supply of organic nutrients.
• D. Absence of downward movement of organic nutrients.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Absence of downward movement of organic nutrients.

Girdling, also called ring-barking is the complete removal of a strip of bark from around the entire circumference of either a branch or trunk of a woody plant. If left untreated they will eventually kill the tree by restricting the xylem and phloem functions and the tree will either die via strangulation or topple in a wind because of the weakened root crown.

Thus, the correct answer is option (D).