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What is the reason plants wilt if they are watered with a salt solution?
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∙ 9y ago
Salt water sucks water out of plants - try this - get an onion, cut it in half and sprinkle salt on one half - leave it for 30 mins. then look at both halves. You will see that where you put the salt, the half onion will be sitting in a pool of water. The effect is called OSMOSIS. So salt interferes with the plants ability to take up water.
In the past, in times of war, if you wanted to cause a famine you would salt the earth in your enemies fields so that they could not grow crops.
Plants that can live in salt water or salty conditions are very specialized.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 16y agoSalt water tends to suck the water out of plants via the process of osmotic diffusion. Osmosis is the movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane (that is, only water can pass through, not particles in the water). If the two bodies of water have differing concentrations of solute then water will move towards whichever one has more solute (such as salt). So if you put a plant in salt water it will shrivel up and dehydrate.
It's the same with humans actually. If we swallow concentrated salt water it will draw water out of our body and into the digestive tract, causing dehydration.
Obviously some plants are adapted to salt water, such as those that grow in the ocean.
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∙ 14y agoFresh water plants have evolved to survive in fresh water. Putting them in salt water is putting them where they can not survive. The salt destroys their tissues so they die. Its a bit like putting you in boiling oil and wondering why you shrivel up and die.
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∙ 12y agoWatering a plant with saltwater or adding salt to the soil around a plant changes the osmotic potential of the soil (as well as the pH).
This can have the following results:
a). The change in osmotic potential causes water (and nutrients) to be drawn out of the roots of the plant, rather than water being drawn into the plant. This results in nutrient deficiencies and wilting - eventually death of the plant. The notable exceptions are halophytes which are plants which are tolerant of highly saline soils and have mechanisms which can deal with high salt levels.
b). Secondly, changes in pH can damage the cells of the root hairs, preventing the plant from taking up water - further exacerbating the problem.
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∙ 11y agoit wilts when watered with saltwater because the saltwater consumes all the nutrients from the leaves and the plant and leaves are left dry.
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∙ 13y agoFresh-water plants are overwhelmed by the "salt" (sodium) in salt water. Just like humans, they cannot balance the excess intake of sodium and therefore, they also cannot absorb enough water.
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∙ 13y agoBecause salt in the roots is what causes water to travel in that direction. If you add salt to the soil the water will not travel up the roots. It is called osmosis.
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In salt solution salt is called?
Salt dissolved in water is known as a saline solution.
What will be the solution name if you put more salt in saturated salt solution?
It will be saturated salt solution with salt crystals at the bottom of the container.
What is salt solution homogenous or heterogenous?
a salt solution is homogenous.
What is the salt water solution of a solute?
Salt is the solute. Water is the solvent. Salt water is the solution. This solution is sometimes called a saline solution.
Are salt and water are examples of a mixture?
Salt dissolves in water making a SOLUTION. If the salt is table-salt (the one you "salt" food with), then you have a Sodium chloride solution. Thus, they are an example of a solution.
What happens to plants watered with table salt?
It Grows so big then it eats u up
Can plants exude salt on their leaves and branches if watered with salt water for three weeks?
yes they can. this short essay serves to delibarate on the mechanis behind the whole process of salt exudation....
Why seeds do not grow in salt water?
too salty, most plants will die if watered with sea water
What are the examples of predictions?
Prediction: The plants watered in a high concentrate of salt water will stunt the seedlings growth and prevent seed germination.
How many salt is in a salt solution?
The salt content of a salt solution can be found from the solutions' molarity. Any solution with a salt content can be called a salt solution. There is no one set standard which determines the amount of salt which must be in a solution for it to be a salt solution.
What is salt in salt solution?
Salt is the solute. Water is the solvent. Salt water is the solution. This solution is sometimes called a saline solution.
In salt solution salt is called?
Salt dissolved in water is known as a saline solution.
What is the reason that salt affects the growth of plants?
It is because the salt has salt in it that the water can't take. For example, the ocean has salt in their water, therefore we can't drink it. Chloe 7E
What amount or measure of salt should I add to a water solution to test how much salt water plants can endure?
add 10mm each day
Is a salt a solution?
No, a salt is a compound. A salt maybe dissolved in water and made into a solution but as salt is not a solution per se.
Is salt is a solution?
No, a salt is a compound. A salt maybe dissolved in water and made into a solution but as salt is not a solution per se.
Are seas salty of fresh watered?
Salty. They are made out of salt water.
