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Question
Can girdling experiments be done in monocots? If yes, How? If no, why not?
Solution
Girdling experiments cannot be done in monocots. The monocot has vascular bundles scattered all over the width of the stem. Hence, we cannot reach a specific band of phloem for girdling.
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