Concept information
Preferred term
Plant Transpiration
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Note
- loss of water vapor in plants
Scope note
- The loss of water vapor by plants to the atmosphere. It occurs mainly from the leaves through pores (stomata) whose primary function is gas exchange. The water is replaced by a continuous column of water moving upwards from the roots within the xylem vessels. (Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990)
History note
- 95
In other languages
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Finnish
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kasvin transpiraatio
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018526
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