Imbibition is a

Dry wooden stakes,if driven into a small crack in a rock and then soaked,can develop enough pressure to split the rock. Such pressure is built up through the phenomenon of

Select the correct sentence regarding imbibition.

In seed germination,the first phenomenon that takes place is

Which of the following has the highest imbibition power?

Absorption of water from soil by dry seeds increases the $ \text{imbibition pressure} $, thus helping seedlings to come out of soil.