Diffusion Pressure Deficit (DPD) is equal to the Osmotic pressure substracted by
Osmotic Pressure (OP)
Turgor Pressure (TP)
Suction Pressure (SP)
Water Potential ()
Most accepted theory for ascent of sap is
capillarity theory
root pressure theory
pulsation theory
transpiration pull theory
D.
transpiration pull theory
Transpiration pull is the tension, which develops due to transpiration. It has been demonstrated and evidenced, that rate of water absorption and hence, ascent of sap closely follows the rate of transpiration.
Cohesion and Transpiration pull theory, given by Dixon and Jolly (1894) is the most accepted theory tor ascent of sap.
Transpiration differ from evaporation in
rate of water loss
transpiration is a physiological process whereas evaporation is physical process
transpiration is a physical process while evaporation is physiological process
frequency of water loss
Good soil is :
which holds whole of the water that enters into it
which allows percolating the water slowly from it
which allows water to pass very quickly from it
which allows limited amount of water to retain into it
If turgor pressure becomes equal to the wall pressure, then
water leaves the cell
water enters the cell
no exchange of water takes place
solute goes from the cell into water
Wooden doors swell up and get stuck during the rainy season. This is due to the phenomenon of
imbibition
endosmosis
capillarity
deplasmolysis