Water enters the root by osmosis via aquaporins, following mineral ions, and moves to the xylem either symplastically (through cytoplasm and plasmodesmata) or apoplastically (through cell walls and endodermis cytoplasm).
Water enters the root by osmosis via aquaporins, following mineral ions, and moves to the xylem either symplastically (through cytoplasm and plasmodesmata) or apoplastically (through cell walls and endodermis cytoplasm).
| Front | description of water uptake by plant roots |
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| Back | water follows mineral ions into the root by osmosis via aquaporins, moves to xylem symplastically (via cytoplasm, plasmodesmata) or apoplastically (via cell wall, endodermis cytoplasm) |
Tags: 9_1_xylem_transport
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