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MHT CET · BIOLOGY · STD 12 - 7. Plant Growth and Mineral Nutrition

The abscissic acid acts as antitranspirant in plants by the following processes EXCEPT ________.

  1. A making the guard cells hypotonic
  2. B making the guard cells turgid
  3. C prevents uptake of \(K ^{+}\) icons by guard cells during night time
  4. D efflux of \(K ^{+}\) icons from guard cells during day time
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(B) making the guard cells turgid

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ABA induces efflux of K+ ions, making guard cells flaccid/hypotonic and causing stomatal closure.