Question
Differentiate between guttation and transpiration.

Answer

The Difference between transpiration and guttation are:
 
Transpiration
 
Guttation
(i)
It occurs through stomata, cuticle and lenticels.
(i)
It occurs through hydathods in the leaves.
(ii)
Water is lost in the form of water vapour.
(ii)
It is exuded in the form of liquid.
(iii)
It occurs only in day time.
(iii)
It takes place either in the morning during the night.
(iv)
The stomata of leaves usually remain open during day and get ciosed at night.
(iv)
The htdathodes remain open whole day at night.
(v)
Water is pure and contains no salt.
(v)
Oozed out water is not pure and contain inorganic and organic substances.
(vi)
It takes place in all higher terrestrial plants.
(vi)
It takes place mostly in herbaceous plants.
(vii)
Transpiration maintains the tempreature of the plant.
(vii)
It has no relation with the tempreature.
(viii)
Root pressure is not involved.
(viii)
It takes place due to development of root pressure.

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