the process of the escapeof the liquid from the tip of the injured leaf is called

1. guttation
2. transpiration
3. evapouration
4. evapo-transpiration

Guttationis the exudation of drops ofxylemsap on the tips or edges of leaves of somevascular plants, such asgrasses. Guttation is not to be confused withdew, which condenses from the atmosphere onto the plant surface.