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Question
List any three major factors that accelerate the rate of transpiration.
Solution
The factors that accelerate the rate of transpiration are:
(i) High intensity of sunlight
(ii) High temperature
(iii) Higher wind velocity
(iv) Decrease in atmospheric pressure
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