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Phenylmercuric acetate (PMA) is a chemical used in agricultural crops in order to

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PMA is Phenylmercuric acetate, it is a chemical used in crops to reduce transpiration. It is an antitranspirant when it is applied directly to the leaves of a plant, it reduces the amount of water lost through transpiration by closing the plant’s stomata.
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