- Guttation is the loss of water as liquid droplets. - It occurs through hydathodes. - It happens when transpiration is low and root pressure is high. - Transpiration is the loss of water as vapor.
In which one of the following physiological processes, excess water escapes in the form of droplets from a plant?
Asked in UPSC CDS 2 2018 · Topic: Plant Physiology (Water Relations: Water potential, absorption of water, ascent of sap, transpiration, stomatal physiology.)
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