In the rainy season,wooden doors swell up due to:

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

The first process responsible for the entry of water into a seed,when it is placed in a suitable environment for germination,is

If wood is kept under water,it swells due to the activity of:

Which of the following may be called as imbibition pressure?

Absorption of water by gram seeds is the process of