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To determine:
The cause for the stoppage of growth of one out of the two plants grown on identical soil and providing them water for the same amount at the same time interval.
Concept introduction:
Growth is a process in which an organism increases in shape, size and in overall body structure and function and length. Growth in plants is a feature that continues for a very long time. It occurs at a very rapid rate and that is the reason for most of the plants being tall. The growth of a plant depends on many factors like the sunlight, nutrients, genetic factors, physiological conditions like temperature of the surrounding,
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