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Total transpiration about 95% occurs during the day alone.

(a) True

(b) False

The question was posed to me in an interview.

My question comes from Water Requirements of Crops topic in chapter Water Requirements of Crops of Irrigation Engineering

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Right option is (a) True

Easy explanation: Preparation of food, i.e carbohydrates is done during daylight alone, as photosynthesis process occurs only during sunlight. Therefore most of the transpiration occurs during the day alone.

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