Hydrodynamics of steady state phloem transport with radial leakage of solute

Long-distance phloem transport occurs under a pressure gradient generated by the osmotic exchange of water associated with solute exchange in source and sink regions. But these exchanges also occur along the pathway, and yet their physiological role has almost been ignored in mathematical models of...

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Main Authors: Paulo eCabrita, Michael eThorpe, Gregor Johannes Huber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2013.00531/full