Question

Name the process/term for the statements given below:

Special pore-bearing structures are present on the margins of leaf to allow exudation.

Answer 1

Exudation:

1. It is the loss of water through small pores on the tips and margins of leaves of herbaceous plants, which are seen as small droplets of water.
2. These are known as hydathodes.
3. This phenomenon of water loss is also known as guttation.
4. It is seen in plants like rose, jasmine, grasses, and sunflower during the night or in the early morning when the temperature is low.
5. Special pore-bearing structures present on the margins of the leaf to allow exudation are called hydathodes.