Plant Physiology

Define Guttation

Guttation is the process of extruding liquid droplets from leaves through specialised structures called water stomata or hydathodes. The small…

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Water Potential in Plants and Its Components

Water Potential in Plants Water potential is the measure of free energy in water per unit volume. The free energy…

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Nitrogen Metabolism in Plants Explained

Nitrogen is a very important element for plant life. In importance, it comes only next to carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen…

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Fat Metabolism: Synthesis and Oxidation

Fats and their derivatives are present in every living cell. Therefore, fat metabolism is an important process of every living…

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Carrier Concept Theory of Mineral Absorption

The carrier concept theory is an accepted theory that the active absorption of mineral salts. Carrier Concept Theory According to…

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Mineral Absorption in Plants

There was a time when people believed that the mineral absorption in plants was carried out together with the absorption…

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Mechanism Of Phloem Transport

Phloem transport refers to the transportation of organic and inorganic substances by phloem. As the name suggests, phloem is the…

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Translocation Of Solutes

No plant that is differentiated into roots, stems, and leaves can ever exist without some active means of translocating materials…

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