Only if the effects of drought last for a longer time and their effects were irreversible and tissues died, may die the whole plant. If there were preserved meristems, especially in growing tips, plant can successfully complete the ripening cycle, because even highly dried tissues are still able to perform the function of vascular tissue and to provide metabolism between the roots and growing meristems.
Kama kulikuwa na ulinzi meristems, Hasa katika tips kuongezeka, kupanda unaweza mafanikio kukamilisha mzunguko kukomaa, kwa sababu tishu hata yenye kukaushwa bado uweza Kufanya kazi ya tishu mishipa na kimetaboliki Kutoa Kati ya mizizi na meristems kukua.