Young leaf is. completely dependent. on carbohydrates from. other sources. It is. a strong sink. ... Mature leaf is largely. a carbohydrate exporter (source) ...
Plants must perform all these functions in order to grow and reproduce ... Fruits, flowers, roots. Photosynthate (fixed carbon) must be transported to these sinks ...
Close-up of a vascular bundle. Phloem. Conducts photosynthate (dissolved sugars) Xylem ... Monocot stems have vascular bundles scattered throughout the stem ...
Summary: (these notes on web) Roots use photosynthate (CHO materials) ... b) facultative anaerobes, e.g., Klebsiella, a close relative. of E. coli. ...
Sieve elements (primary phloem conducting cells) are living cells stacked end-to ... Movement through the plasmalemma is dependent upon polarity/hydrophobicity. ...
Role and deficiency symptoms of potassium in Mango Plants deficient in potassium are less resistant to drought, excess water, and high and low temperatures.
Translocation How the growing parts of the plant are provided with sugar to synthesize new cells Photosynthesis New growth Translocation A system of vascular tissue ...
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... methods, we found that the Neotropical jumping spider Psecas chapoda (Salticidae) ... Parasitic plants attach to host xylem via a structure called a haustorium ...
Structural defenses In addition to obvious structural defenses like thorns, spines (both cactus and porcupine), and others, some structural defenses are more
V. The Mystery Model - exclusive unveiling. A model is a generalised, hypothetical description often based on an ... Santa Catalina Mts. Tucson. 6 km. N. 2300m ...
Photosynthesis can take place in some trees both through the phellem and in fissures. ... be used for storage, photosynthesis, defense, and even cell division! ...
Photosynthesis. Process in which light energy is used to ... Palisade parenchyma. Spongy parenchyma. Chloroplasts. Site of photosynthesis; several per cell ...
Translocation in the Phloem Phloem transport A highly specialized process for redistributing: Photosynthesis products Other organic compounds (metabolites, hormones ...
INTERSPECIFIC MUTUALISTIC RELATIONSHIPS Reciprocally beneficial interactions Photo of clownfish & anemone from Wikipedia Photo of fig & fig wasps from http://www ...
Leaf abscission. Ethylene stimulates flowering in pineapple. Synthesized ... Not involved in leaf abscission as originally thought. Is ABA involved in dormancy? ...
Consecutive years of below average rain. Political redistribution of land or food aid ... Support biological activity of microbes, earthworms, etc. Soil Profile ...
phenology (growth stage), climate (T, relative humidity), soil moisture, ... Accommodate differences in maize phenology across South Africa and region ...
Mostly intermediary companion cells. Transport raffinose and stachyose. Trees, shrubs, tropical and subtropical plants. Species with both types of loading ...
Fig. 1.10, Raven et al. What is a plant? Fig. 1.10, Raven et al. ... Fig. 1.10, Raven et al. 2. Resource acquisition - water and minerals - Roots. Fig. 1.10 ...
Epiphytic = organisms growing on the surface of photosynthetic organisms ... the rose family such as apple, pear, peach, cherry, almond, raspberry and roses. ...
lack fruiting structure of Basidiomycota & Ascomycota. no flagellated state in life cycle ... dominant in coniferous forests, especially boreal or alpine regions ...
Low intracellular pressure in plant cells results when: A) cells have ... E) xylem. Plant respiration. Water uptake in dicot roots. Flowering plant movements ...
Hormones = organic subst produced in small amounts that has role in ... Climacteric fruits (tomato/avocado/apple/pear) ripen slowly. due to R due to O2 uptake ...
Hydraulic Lift (see pg 84, text) The dilemma: plant has no. way of ... mass flow, diffusion, contact, hydraulic lift. 2) Hire mycorrhizae to use as roots ...
The plant roots and the biofilm associated with them can profoundly influence ... beech, eucalyptus, alder, oak, and hickory, the fungi grow between rather than ...
Because phytoplankton need light for photosynthesis and nutrients to support growth ... nitrogen ran out (day 6), photosynthesis continued, but C was stored as ...
Plant Growth Analysis. Forage physiology tool. Tool of the 1950's and 1960's ... can be initial growth. Individual Plant measured. Plants are harvested at ...
... genes can be combined to give a synthetic horizontal cultivar: 'Multi-lines' ... Sequential Release (Replacement) most common, least effective, several problems ...
North American-wide. 154 ppm. K Deficient Areas on Canadian Prairies. May be deficient in K ... Physiological Leaf Spot on Kestrel Winter Wheat. No Chloride ...
evaporation of water from CW surface to airspaces w/i leaf. diffusion of water vapor from air space into atm. ... Dendrometer. measures change in trunk diameter ...
Growth of derivatives and wall formation. Pitting and ... Cambium 'a multiseriate zone of periclinally. dividing cells lying between the differentiating ...
Inverse logic can be used to look at changes in P-I curves, ... Phototaxis: Chlamydomonas sense the direction of light by a single eyespot (red in the fig. ...
rock. soil. Time (and adequate growing conditions) Xerophytic. Mesophytic. microbes (fungi) ... Long term, control patterns of defoliation. shortened recovery periods ...