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Differentiate between
Water potential and diffusion pressure deficit.

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Water potential is the difference between the free energy of water molecules in pure water and solution, whereas diffusion pressure deficit (DPD) is the difference in diffusion pressure between a solution and pure solvent. Moreover, water potential has negative value, whereas diffusion pressure deficit has positive value.

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