JCECE Medical JCECE Medical Solved Paper-2013

  • question_answer
    Moss peat is used as a packing material for sending flowers and live plants to distant places because

    A)  it is easily available

    B)  it is hygroscopic

    C)  it reduces transpiration

    D)  it serves as a disinfectant

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     Sphagnum is a bryophyte, commonly called as bog moss or peat moss. It is hygroscopic and possesses a remarkable water holding capacity. Hence, it is used as a packing material in the transportation of flowers, live plants, tubers, bulbs, seedlings, etc. It is also used in seedbeds and in moss-sticks.


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