Question

What happens if water balance is not maintained in plants?

Answer 1

Water balance:

1. It is the ratio of water absorbed into the body to water loss from the body.
2. In both agricultural and natural ecosystems, water is a limiting factor for plant growth and productivity.

Water balance in plants:

1. When plants have an adequate supply of water, they may carry out life processes such as photosynthesis.
2. They can also carry out activities such as cell division, in which the plant expands because cells are extended when filled with water.

If the water balance in the plant is not maintained:

1. The maximum loss of water occurs through guttation and transpiration.
2. Plants will wilt and die if this water is not replaced.
3. The fluctuation in water potential, which accounts for the transfer of water from one distant cell to another in plants, regulates upward transit from roots in the xylem.