Phloem transport can be measured using aphids by feeding them radio-labeled CO2, which gets incorporated into sugars via photosynthesis. Severing the aphid stylets allows collection and analysis of the radioactive sap to track phloem flow.
Phloem transport can be measured using aphids by feeding them radio-labeled CO2, which gets incorporated into sugars via photosynthesis. Severing the aphid stylets allows collection and analysis of the radioactive sap to track phloem flow.
| Front | measuring phloem transport using aphids |
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| Back | plant leaves sealed in glass chamber with radio-labelled CO2, photosynthesis, phloem transports the radio-labelled sugars, aphid stylets along the plant's length are severed, sap analyzed for the presence of radio-labelled sugars |
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