Phenomena and Processes

Plant Transpiration

The loss of water vapor by plants to the atmosphere. It occurs mainly from the leaves through pores (stomata) whose primary function is gas exchange. The water is replaced by a continuous column of water moving upwards from the roots within the xylem vessels. (Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990)

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The loss of water vapor by plants to the atmosphere. It occurs mainly from the leaves through pores (stomata) whose primary function is gas exchange. The water is replaced by a continuous column of water moving upwards from the roots within the xylem vessels. (Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990)

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  • Plant Transpirations
  • Transpiration, Plant
  • Transpirations, Plant

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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loss of water vapor in plants

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  1. G15.713w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Plant Transpiration. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018526. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018526
  2. Plant Transpiration. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transpiration
  3. Plant Transpiration. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q167980