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Introductory Plant Biology, 9/e
Kingsley R. Stern, California State University, Chico

Water in Plants

Chapter Outline

Molecular Movement
   Diffusion
   Osmosis
   Plasmolysis
   Imbibition
   Active Transport
Water and Its Movement Through the Plant
   The Cohesion-Tension Theory
Regulation of Transpiration
Transport of Food Substances (Organic Solutes) in Solution
   The Pressure-Flow Hypothesis
Mineral Requirements for Growth
   Macronutrients and Micronutrients
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