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Title: Is xylem sap pulled through stomata (transpiration pull) or is it more accurate to say only water is pulled?
Post by: irina on Apr 4, 2013
My reasoning is this: xylem sap is a solution of water and dissolved minerals but only water is pulled through stomata by transpirational pull, so technically xylem sap is not pulled through stomata, only a component of it is. In other words, water has already been removed from the xylem sap by the time it leaves through the stomata.


Title: Is xylem sap pulled through stomata (transpiration pull) or is it more accurate to say only water is pulled?
Post by: IkemAnsari on Apr 4, 2013
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Title: Re: Is xylem sap pulled through stomata (transpiration pull) or is it more accurate to say only wate
Post by: irina on Aug 30, 2013
Thx!