Cuticular covering of the plants increases transpiration rate. True or false?
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Because the cuticle is made of wax, it is very hydrophobic or 'water-repelling'; therefore, water does not move through it very easily. The thicker the cuticle layer on a leaf surface, the slower the transpiration rate.
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It is true,Stomate, also called stoma, plural stomata or stomas, any of the microscopic openings or pores in the epidermis of leaves and young stems. ... They provide for the exchange of gases between the outside air and the branched system of interconnecting air canals within the leaf.
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