Show PLANTS TIDE OVER DROUGHT term drought resistant somewhat of misnomer nomer methods of evasion differ with species iby S n K colorado Agri agrical cul tural college the term drought resistant la is Boi what of a misnomer plants do not resist drought but are able to tide over a period of drought that la Is they endure tho the drought period then grow again when favorable favor ablo conditions condl tlona occur all plants wilt at the same time thile in dry soil although some do not show chow it as clearly as others one kind of crop can call take very little more moisture from the boll than another crop can if corn wilts in a certain eoll boil when there is but 10 per cent remaining moisture wheat oats or cactus or other plants will wilt at about the same time in tho the same soil by wilting it Is meant when a plant will nut not regain its turgidity when placed in a moist atmosphere with no water added to the roots it if water Is added to tho the soil boll at this time tho plants will often recover some Sonio plants are more able to revive after being wilted than others plants evade drought in several ways one is to control transpiration by rolling in the leaf fdge edge or heavy covering of leaves or few stomata or stamata in deep pits another la is dwarf habits of growth thereby needing little water for growth another Is ie early spring growth and quick inn ina turley and ripening before drought sea soil eon begins another Is especially adapted root systems tor for storing water or obtaining it deep roots or shallow roots according to type ol of rainfall where most of rainfall Is in light showers falling irregularly throughout tho the season a plant with very shallow roots has the advantage tage in most dry regions you will find different plants each of which illustrates one of the above methods of drought evasion |