Symptoms
Most woody plant foliage become limp, curl, wilt, go off color, plant cells furthest from the veins can turn brown and die (scorching) or any combination of these symptoms at first. The entire leaf may eventually die. In prolong severe droughts, the entire plant may die.
Herbaceous plants (flowers, vegetables) may become limp, curl, wilt, scorch, and turn off color to brown and die or any combination. The entire plant may die.
Turf goes off color, then browns. Death of the turf can occur when the crown (growing point) dries out too much.
Drought stress also affects the plants growth such as root depth, fewer and smaller leaves, and photosynthesis slows.
