BRAINCAKEMass Flow Model
A model of the mass flow hypothesis can be set up as in the diagram below:
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Key terms in this lesson
- mass flow hypothesis
- The theory that sucrose and water move through the phloem as a mass flow, driven by a hydrostatic pressure gradient between the source and the sink.
More in Mass Transport in Plants
- Movement of Water Through the Stomata
- Translocation
- Phloem Loading
- Mass Flow through Sieve Tube Elements
- Phloem Unloading
- Ringing Experiments
- Tracer Experiments
- Evidence for Translocation in Phloem
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