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No. All plants do respond to salt to some extent, but the degree to which they do so varies dramatically.
The most important way in which a plant responds to salt (specifically a salty solution) is the degree to which the plant's interior tends to lose water to its environment when the plant is in a solution whose salt concentration (salinity) exceeds its interior salt concentration. The process by which this water is lost is called osmosis.
Specifically, plants that are well-adapted to living in salty environments will lose less water to the surrounding environment through osmosis relative to a plant that is well-adapted to living in freshwater environments (with the precise concentration gradient of salts between the interior of the plant and the exterior being the control variable).
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Is it true that all plants make plants in the same way?
No
Can plants grow in salt water?
Some seeds (mangrove and coconut) can. But in most cases the presence of salt causes moisture in a plant to come out of the plant (by osmosis) and this means that the seed/plant can not grow in a salty environment unless it has special adaptations for dealing with salt.
Can a freshwater plant survive with saltwater?
Well, it sounds like a good science project. All plants can tolerate a little salt, since salt is ubiquitous. Most plants can't tolerate much. There have been experiments to raise the salt tolerance of some agricultural plants. The white-leaved salt bush found in the Southwestern US uses salt to protect its leaves from excess sunlight. Now if you could make peanuts that tolerate salt well, you'll make a fortune. Self-salting peanuts!
Does salt water affect the growth of plants?
Salt affects the growth of many plants, but not all. The higher concentration of salt outside of the plant cells in the soil causes water to move outside of the cells to try and equalize the concentration. Some root cells of plants that do not tolerate salt may die, and if bad enough the plant will die. The damage gives the plant a burnt look, often on the leaf edges first. The same thing happens with too much of any mineral. Some types of plants, such as mangrove trees, can tolerate higher levels of salt and not be damaged. Their cells have a high concentration of salt already in them so the water doesn't move out. Some even separate salt from the water and excrete it through their leaves, roots, and branches. The most common Herbicides are salt based glyphosate products. Using salt water to fight forest fires does large amounts of damage to plants, particularly in Australia where fire is an important part of native plant regeneration.
Do you mix salt and water together to kill grass?
It does...if you put enough salt into the water mixture & it soaks into the ground then nothing will EVER grow there again. Salt dries out the flowers therefore kills them...also kills grass.
A plants response to stimuli could be slow or rapid but all plants respond to what?
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Will plants grow faster in hot water or salt water?
No, most plants will not grow at all in salt water.
Is glauber salt the same as epsom salt?
No it's not the same at all.
What if you used water softener salt as mulch?
You will kill all your plants. Salt is not good for them.
Do any plants in north America contain salt?
All plants to a certain degree contain salt. This is because salt is everywhere in any given environment in North America.
Do all organism respond to the envoronment the same way?
no
Why is it important to keep salt out of the plants' soil?
because the salt is of couse too sour for the plants than it makes them dehydrated and weak....thats all i knoe...
Will adding salt to your outdoor pond hurt the plants?
Salt will certainly do the plants no good at all and may kill some of the more delicate plants. I am baffled as to why on earth anyone would wish to add salt (a polutant) to a fresh water pond.
In what ways can a plant respond to the external environment in order to maintain homeostasis?
Do all in a plants have chloroplasts
After salt is added to the sidewalk in the winter why is the grass dead in the spring?
Not all plants support salt in soil and waters.
Are all substances that look the same the same?
No, they are not.For example: table salt and table sugar.(household sugar and salt); salt is sodium chloride(NaCl), and sugar is sucrose(C12H22O2). Therefore no not all substances that look the same are the same.
The growth of plants in cracks between patio bricks can be prevented by applying salt explain?
The salt takes away all of the water from the plants. This makes it difficult for them to thrive in that area.
