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State whether the following statements are true/false.

Destarching of a plant leaf can be done by blocking the sunlight from reaching the leaf surface using black strips.

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Leaves can be destarched by keeping the plant in dark for at least $48$ hours.

By doing this, all stored starch from the leaves will be removed.

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