Peat moss is used as a packing material for sending flowers and live plants to distant places because
- it serves as a disinfectant
- it is easily available
- it is hygroscopic
- it reduces transpiration
Answer
(3) it is hygroscopic
Solution
As per NCERT, Sphagnum (peat moss) is used as packing material for trans-shipment of living material because of its capacity to hold water.
∴ Its water-absorbing (hygroscopic) nature keeps the flowers and plants moist during transport.
Answer: (3)