Kranz anatomy is one of the characteristics of the leaves of

Kranz anatomy is one of the characteristics of the leaves of
A Potato
B Wheat
C Sugarcane
D Mustard

Detailed Solution

Kranz anatomy is the special leaf anatomy of $C_4$ plants: the vascular bundles are surrounded by a wreath of large bundle sheath cells that have many chloroplasts, thick walls and no intercellular spaces.
$C_4$ plants are mostly tropical grasses such as sugarcane, maize and sorghum.
Potato, wheat and mustard are $C_3$ plants and do not have Kranz anatomy.
Hence Kranz anatomy is a characteristic of the leaves of sugarcane.

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