HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
FUNDAMENTALS OF HORTICULTURE
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Question
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If a plant is turgid, it is:
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Drowned and dropping
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Pale green or yellow
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Swollen with moisture
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Wilted from lack of water
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Plant cells become “turgid” when they are put in dilute solutions. Turgid means swollen and hard. The pressure inside the cell rises, eventually the internal pressure of the cell is so high that no more water can enter the cell. This liquid or hydrostatic pressure works against osmosis.
Detailed explanation-2: -Endosmosis is when the cell is kept in hypotonic solution, water flows inside causing it to swell up.
Detailed explanation-3: -Turgidity: At the point when water moves into a plant cell, the vacuole gets bigger, pushing the cell membrane/layer against the cell wall. The power of this builds the turgor tension inside the cell making it firm or turgid.
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