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Question
Give suitable explanation for the following:
More transpiration occurs from the lower surface of a dorsiventral leaf.
Solution
There are more stomatal openings on the lower surface of a dorsiventral leaf. More the number of stomata, higher is the rate of transpiration. Hence more transpiration occurs from the lower surface.
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