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Root pressure is maximum when

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Transpiration is high and absorption is very low

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Transpiration is very low and absorption is high

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Transpiration is very high and absorption is also high

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Transpiration and absorption both are slow

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Solution

The correct option is B Transpiration is very low and absorption is high
Stephentiales (1727) coined the term root pressure. Root pressure is developed when rate of water absorption is more than the rate of transpiration.

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