Vanaspati: Plants and Plant-Life as in Indian Treatises and Traditions c5.s5.30

c5.s5.30

The modern scientific explanation of the fact would be that during day time with the sunshine food is prepared, assimilated and stored and during night time the growth of the organism takes place, and for this a supply of water is needed. The Ancients broadly knew the utility of these two factors, although they by no means seem to be acquainted with the scientific details.