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Osmotic pressure in the leaf cells is...

Osmotic pressure in the leaf cells is

A

excessive transpiration

B

low transpiration

C

excessive absorption

D

guttation

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Osmotic pressure in the leaf cells is pdsitive during excessive transpiration. Transpiration is a physical and physiological process in which aerial parts of a living plant remove water in the from of vapours.
As the water is lost from the leaf surface by transpiration, osmotic pressure of the leaf cells increses.
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