design an experiment to demonstrate hydrotropism
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AIM: To demonstrate hydrotropism in plants.
PROCEDURE :
i. Plant a seedling in a vessel containing soil.
ii. Adjacent to the seedling put a porous pot containing water.
iii. Leave the set up for few days.
OBSERVATION :
On examining the roots of seedlings it is observed that the roots bend towards the source of water and do not grow straight.
RESULT :
It confirms that plant shows hydrotropism as the roots bend towards the porous pot of water. As hydrotropism is a plant growth response in which the direction of growth is determined by a stimulus of gradient in water concentration.
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