vesitarve
Vesitarve refers to the total amount of water required by a plant for its physiological processes and to compensate for water lost through transpiration. This encompasses the water needed for photosynthesis, nutrient transport, and maintaining turgor pressure within plant cells. Transpiration, the evaporation of water from plant leaves, is a significant component of a plant's water requirement, as it drives the upward movement of water from the roots and facilitates gas exchange necessary for photosynthesis.
Factors influencing a plant's vesitarve are numerous and include environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, wind