endosmosis

The endosmosis of water continues till the water potential both in the root and soil becomes equal.

This gradient of water potential causes endosmosis.

Porrett's contribution to physics was the discovery of electric endosmosis in 1816.

He also investigated electrical endosmosis and the electrical resistance of electrolytes.

Research in Endosmosis and Exosmosis (1828)

If solute concentration is high and water potential is low in the root cells, water can enter from soil to root cells through endosmosis.

A plant cell in hypotonic solution will absorb water by endosmosis, so that the increased volume of water in the cell will increase pressure, making the protoplasm push against the cell wall, a condition known as turgor.