Browse by Stream
QnA
Home
QnA
Go To Your Study Dashboard

Get Answers to all your Questions

header-bg qa
  • Home
  • NCERT
  • Plants show temporary and permanent wilting Differentiate between the two.. Do any of them indicate the water status of the soil?

Plants show temporary and permanent wilting. Differentiate between the two. Do any of them indicate the water status of the soil?

Answers (1)

Ans.
- Temporary wilting is only the temporary change causing a turgidity loss while permanent wilting is a permanent, irreversible loss in turgidity in cells.
- The process of temporary wilting only occurs when the rate of water supply is lower than the rate of transpiration; however, permanent wilting occurs when the difference is even lower than the critical level.
- Temporary wilting is reversible and can be taken care of as soon as there is a regular supply of water, but permanent wilting cannot be reversed and will lead to the plant death.
- Temporary wilting is a phase after which the plant and resume normal functioning, but that is not the case with permanent wilting.

Posted by

infoexpert23

View full answer

Similar Questions

Latest Question