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What is hydrotropism ? Design an experiment to demonstrate this phenomenon

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Hydrotropism is the growth movement of plant towards water.Experiment to show hydrotropism in plants : 

1.   Plant a seedling in a vessel containing soil

2.   Adjacent to the seedling put a porous pot containing water. 

3.  Leave the set up for few days.

4.  On examining the roots of seedlings it is observed that the roots bend towards the source of water and do not grow straight.

Result :  It confirms that plant shows hydrotropism as the roots bend towards the porous pot of water.  

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