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Question
Give suitable explanation for the following:
A higher rate of transpiration is recorded on a windy day rather than on a calm day.
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Solution
Transpiration increases with the velocity of wind. If the wind blows faster, the water vapours released during transpiration are removed faster and the area surrounding the transpiring leaf does not get saturated with water vapour.
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