Passive phloem loading and long-distance transport in a synthetic tree-on-a-chip

© 2017 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. Vascular plants rely on differences in osmotic pressure to export sugars from regions of synthesis (mature leaves) to sugar sinks (roots, fruits). In this process, known as Münch pressure flow, the loading of sugars f...

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Main Authors: Comtet, Jean, Jensen, Kaare H, Turgeon, Robert, Stroock, Abraham D, Hosoi, AE
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2021
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/133898