Question

A squirrel girdled a tree to remove the phloem in the following ways . Explain in briefwhich of the following part of body will die first root or shoot​

Answer 1

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The root will die first because when the phloem is removed in girdling the food gets accumulated in the shoot above the girdled area... The food cannot go down due to absence of phloem and the root does not get the food.. Hence, the root dies

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

The root will die first because when the phloem is removed in griding the food gets accumulated in the shoot above the girdled area.The food cannot go down due to the absence of phloem and the root does not get the food. Hence the root dyes .

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