Question

State the function of hydathodes.​

Answer 1

Hydathodes are the structures that discharge water from the interior of the leaf to its surface in a process called guttation. ... It is thought that guttation is a necessary process to absorb solutes when transpiration is suppressed.

Answer 2

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★ What is hydathodes?

A hydathode is a pore or opening in the leaf epidermis around which several thin walled parenchyma cells are grouped. Guttation takes place through hydathodes, which is loss of water in liquid form from uninjured parts of the plants specially from the tips and leaf margins.

★ State the function of hydathodes?

• Hydathodes are the structures that discharge water from the interior of the leaf to its surface in a process called guttation.
• It is thought that guttation is a necessary process to absorb solutes when transpiration is suppressed.
• Facilitate guttation.
• Also have an indirect role in ascent of sap.