Mineral Nutrition In Plants Question 78
Question: The plants that grow on saline soils with high concentration of, $ MgSO_4 $ and $ MgCl_2 $ are called [Kerala CET 2003]
Options:
A) Succulents
B) Mesophytes
C) Xerophytes
D) Halophytes
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
In holophytes the water is present in sufficient amount but due to high osmotic concentrations it is physiologically not available to normal plants.
Such conditions are said to be physiologically dry.
e.g., Spartina, Atriplex, Portulaca.
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