9.4 translocation Flashcards
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what is translocation
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an energy requiring process which serves as a means of transporting assimilates such as sucrose in the phloem between sources which releases sucrose such as leaves and sinks eg. root and meristem which remove sucrose from the phloem
2
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what is the source
A
where assimilates get loaded
3
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what is hydrostatic pressure
A
pressure exerted by a fluid on its container at a given point
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