The girdling experiment is performed to demonstrate:

Condensation

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Transpiration

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Friction

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Aspiration

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Solution

The correct option is B
Transpiration

The girdling experiment demonstrates the importance of the phloem tissues. Phloem tissues help in conduction of food (glucose). When a stem is girdled(phloem is removed) the movement of food materials get blocked, and the trunk portion starts swelling due to the accumulation of food materials.

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