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Question
Plants show temporary and permanent wilting. Differentiate between the two. Do any of them indicate the water status of the soil?
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Solution
| Temporary Wilting | Permanent Wilting |
| (i) There is a temporary loss of turgidity in cells. | (i) There is permanent loss of turgidity in cells. |
| (ii) This happens when the rate of | (ii) This happens when the rate of transpiration is more than the rate of water supply Then the rate of water supply. But the difference is below a critical level. |
| (iii) Wilting disappears as soon as the water supply resumes to normal. | (iii) Wilting does not disappear even after the water supply resumes to normal. |
| (iv) Plant recovers its normal activity. | (iv) Plant eventually dies. |
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