Tag: guttation

Hydathodes release water in the form of small water droplets and hence are responsible for guttation.

Guttation is not to be confused with dew, which condenses from the atmosphere onto the plant surface. At night, transpiration usually does not occur because most plants have their stomata (pores found in the epidermis of leaves, stems and other organs that are used to control gas exchange)closed. So the correct option is ' Mirabilis’.

Guttation is the loss of water in liquid form through hydathodes. Guttation is usually seen under environmental conditions when transpiration is low and soil is well watered. It occurs under the influence of positive root pressure. Water droplets present on leaf margins of some plants in the early morning is not due drops but the water that has oozed out from xylem tracheids. 

Guttation is the loss of water in liquid form through hydathodes. Guttation is usually seen under environmental conditions when transpiration is low and soil is well watered. It occurs under the influence of positive root pressure. Water droplets present on leaf margins of some plants in the early morning is not due drops but the water that has oozed out from xylem tracheids. Xylem tracheids contain dissolved minerals in the water. Hence water lost in guttation is not pure water but a solution of minerals and will not be tasteless as the pure water of dew drops.

Loss of water in vapour form through stomata is called as transpiration. Loss of water in solution form through vein endings in leaves is called as guttation. Transpiration occurs under the influence of vapour pressure gradient. Guttation is caused due to root pressure when soil is well watered and transpiration is low due to high atmospheric humidity.

Guttation is the loss of water in solution form through hydathodes. It occurs under the influence of root pressure. When transpiration is low and plant absorbs water from well-watered soil under the influence of root pressure. The excess water oozes out as a dilute solution of minerals and other solutes from dead endings of veins. Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Guttation is defined as loss of water in liquid form through water stomata or hydathodes. The water is lost as a dilute solution of mineral salts. Guttation occurs under the influence of positive root pressure.

Guttation is the loss of water in liquid form as a dilute solution from uninjured leaf tips. The uninjured leaf tips have hydathodes or water stomata. Under conditions of low transpiration dilute solution of minerals oozes out through them under the influence of increased root pressure. Thus, mostly guttation is observed during night time when transpiration is low, for example, due to high atmospheric humidity and sufficient water is present in soil. The most important force responsible for guttation is positive root pressure.