Explain why a clinostat is used for the controls in tropism experiments?
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Clinostat is an apparatus used to measure plant growth in the absence gravitational pull, light and other stimuli. It uses rotation to nullify the effect of stimulus on plant growth (Phototropism, gravitropism). It consists of a motor that slowly rotates a vertically attached disc to which a seedling or small plant is attached in some manner. The rotation of the disc prevents any one side of the plant receiving a continous stimulus.
Other than this photropism also do not occur when plants are rotated in clinostat.
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Explanation:
Since in tropism experiments the plants grow and their height frequently changes and distinguishes so to have the difference between the new and old heights clinostat is used
Basically to measure the plant's height/growth