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Select a plant from the following which is photosynthestically more efficient? Give any two reasons in support of your answer: Pea, Soyabean, Sugar cane, Mustard, Ground nut

Answer» Sugarcane is photosynthetically more efficient because of the following reasons:
a) It is a `C_(4)` plant and performs an additional `C_(4)` pathway. Such plants lack photorespiration.
b) `C_(4)` plants have greater productivity of biomass and the `CO_(2)` compensation point is more.


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