Moss peat is used as a packing material for sending flowers and live plants to distant places because:

It serves as a disinfectant

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It is easily available

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It is hygroscopic

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It reduces transpiration

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Solution

The correct option is C It is hygroscopic
Moss peat is decayed dried Sphagnum moss. Moss peat is used as a packing material for sending flowers and live plants to distant place because it is hygroscopic in nature, i.e., it has the ability to hold water.

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