Transport in Plants

This topic details the process of diffusion, facilitated diffusion with a brief on passive symports and antiports. We will also learn about the active transport in detail.

This topic describes the plant-water relation by discussing the concept of water potential, osmosis, plasmolysis and imbibition. Each process and its significance is explained here in detail.

In this topic, we will learn the long distance transport of water. This transport of water from roots to leaves occurs by bulk flow; bulk flow moves the whole solution, water and minerals, any other solutes dissolved in the water.

This topic describes transpiration. It explains the process of transpiration which occurs through the stomata, the transpiration driven ascent xylem sap depends on the properties of cohesion, adhesion and surface tension.

This topic describes uptake and translocation of mineral nutrients in plants. We will learn that these processes are done by two methods - active absorption and passive absorption.

This topic describes phloem transport. It explains how the phloem sap transports water and sucrose, but other sugars, hormones and amino acids are also transported or translocated through phloem.