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The Most Important Factor
 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.
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