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प्रश्न
What is wilting? Some plants show wilting of their leaves at noon even when the soil is well watered, Why is it so?
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उत्तर
Wilting refers to the loss of cellular turgidity in plants which results in the drooping of leaves or plant as a whole because of lack of water.
During noon the rate of transpiration exceeds the rate of absorption of water by roots. Due to the excessive transpiration, the cells of leaves lose their turgidity and wilt.
संबंधित प्रश्न
With decrease in atmospheric pressure, the rate of transpiration will
Give suitable explanation for the following:
A higher rate of transpiration is recorded on a windy day rather than on a calm day.
Give suitable explanation for the following:
Excessive transpiration results in the wilting of the leaves.
In an experiment, four freshly plucked leaves (A-D) of a plant, such as those of china – rose, were treated as follows:
(a) Coated with Vaseline on its upper surface.
(b) coated on the lower surface.
(c) coated on both surface
(d) left uncoated.
All the four leaves A, B, C & D were left in a room for about 24 hours.
(i) which leaf would become most limp? Why?
(ii) which leaf would show least limping? Why?
Expand the following biological abbreviations :
(i) ABA
Describe any three conditions which affect transpiration.
How does the rate of Transpiration differ when there is High temperature?
How does the rate of Transpiration differ when there is High humidity?
(a) State whether the following statement are True or False.
(b) Rewrite the false statement in (a) above in the correct form by changing either the first or the last word only.
Atmospheric humidity promotes transpiration from a green plant.
