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Question
What is meant by a destarched plant? How can it be destarched?
Solution
A destarched plant has no starch present in the leaves and a leaf remains yellowish-brown when tested with iodine during a starch test.
A plant can be destarched by keeping it in the dark for two or three days so that the leaves are free from stored starch.
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