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Question
Distinguish between the following :
Cuticular transpiration and lenticular transpiration
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Solution
| Cuticular transpiration | lenticular transpiration |
| 1. It is the loss of water through the cuticle present on the epidermis of leaves and herbaceous stem . | 1. It is the loss of water through the lenticels present in the bark of the stem . |
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