Translocation

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Translocation

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Translocation

A process of transporting organic substances such as sucrose, amino acids and hormones in the phloem from the leaves to other parts of the plants such as roots and stem.

The necessity of translocation

Helps transport photosynthetic products from leaves to other parts for growth & respiration

Phloem sap

Sucrose, hormones & amino acid

Sucrose is transported into the sieve tube by

Active transport

Water diffuse out from the xylem into the sieve tube via

Osmosis

Diffusion of water into sieve tubes causes

Increment of hydrostatic pressure

The increment of hydrostatic pressure causes:

Sucrose to be pushed along the tube to other parts of the plants.

Phloem sap (sucrose) is transported to other parts of the plants via

Active transport

The translocation process in the plants started from

The leaf.

The direction of water in the xylem:

Against the direction of gravitational pull due to transpiration pull.

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