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What wilt mean?

Wilt means to shrivel or decrease in size.


What plants do without WATER?

when plants don't have water, they wilt


What is the impact of salt on plant?

Salt makes plants wilt because salt is hydrophilic, or a substance that encourages water to be excreted from the plants, causing the plant to wilt and even die.


Do plants shrink?

They can if they must compact due to habitat destruction around them, or if they get older and wilt away slightly they can also decrease a bit in size.


Why can't plants wilt?

They can and do


Why does wilting of leaves take place in hot summer?

the wilting of leaves take place in hot summer days because of excess transpiration.the process of transpiration take place in stomata which is present in leaves of plant.in order to excess transpiration plants wilt their leaves


Why does temporary wilting takes place in plants?

the wilting of leaves take place in hot summer days because of excess transpiration.the process of transpiration take place in stomata which is present in leaves of plant.in order to excess transpiration plants wilt their leaves


What is the opposite of grow?

Shrinking young! ;P


What plants without water?

when plants don't have water, they wilt


What do plants wilt when deprived of water?

The vacuoles are larger in plants and not so large in mammals. They tend to try to retain more fluid for survival and when that amount is depleted, it is far more noticeable and they appear wilted until they can rejuvenate through rain, ground water et cetera.


Why is a plant growing in the shade less likely to wilt than one growing in full sunlight?

One possible reason is because sunlight dries out the ground (mostly during the summer) and can prevent plants from getting the moisture they need.


What happens if a plants get no sun and no water?

They will shrivel and die because they are unable to get any nutrients from photosynthesis and will wilt because of the lack of water.