"Girdling Experiment" was performed by Plant Physiologists to identify the plant tissue through which:
- water is transported
- food is transported
- for both water and food transportation
- osmosis is observed
Answer
(2) food is transported
Solution
As per NCERT, in the girdling experiment a ring of bark up to the depth of the phloem layer is removed from the trunk. The portion of bark above the ring becomes swollen after a few weeks because food (sugars) cannot move further down.
This shows that phloem is the tissue responsible for translocation of food, in one direction (towards the roots).
Answer: (2)