Palisade parenchyma is absent in leaves of

Palisade parenchyma is absent in leaves of
  1. Sorghum
  2. mustard
  3. soybean
  4. gram

Solution

Sorghum (family-Poaceae) is a monocot plant. The leaves of monocot do not contain palisade parenchyma, because the mesophyll of monocot leaf is not differentiated into palisade and spongy parenchyma, all being thin walled, chlorophyllous and irregularly compactly arranged with fewer intercellular spaces.

Asked in: NEET 2009 (Screening)

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