Which risk increases when a plant's epidermal wax layer degrades, affecting stomata function?

💡 Explanation

Increased degradation of the wax layer causes excessive water diffusion because cuticular transpiration increases disproportionately rather than being regulated. Therefore, uncontrolled transpiration drives excessive water loss, undermining water conservation by stomatal closure, rather than enhancing CO2 uptake.

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