THE IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP is that during hot or dry conditions, regardless of soil type, plant leaves can wilt from moisture loss or loss of turgor. The result is the immediate slowing or cessation of growth.This is all directly influenced by the most important mechanism at work in all plants, which is the rate of evapotranspiration, which takes place through the leaves and the vascular areas of the cells.
Within any hot or tropical climate, a very important cycle occurs each day and night in the life of plants.
Evapotranspiration takes place during daylight hours only.
