The thick waxy cuticle
Reduced leaf size/thorns/spines
Shedding of leaves
Sunken stomata. Water vapour accumulates in the depression of stomata lowering the water vapour concentration gradient leading to lower rate of evaporation.
Rolling of leaves
vindori answered the question on April 15, 2018 at 11:06
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