A multidisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Valencia (UV), the Valencian Institute of Agricultural Research (IVIA) and Rutgers University (RU) has just demonstrated that guttation, ...

Hydathodes are specialised leaf structures that facilitate guttation, the exudation of xylem sap as droplets at leaf margins or surfaces under conditions of high root pressure and low transpiration.

The other evening, I was sitting in the living room reading when I glanced at a bird flying past the window and noticed water drops on the leaves of our Monstera deliciosa plant. This phenomenon, ...