TREE PHYSIOLOGY
TRANSPIRATION
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spongy mesophyll then diffusion out of stomata
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upper epidermis
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waxy layers
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guard cells
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Detailed explanation-1: -When the plant opens its stomata to let in carbon dioxide, water on the surface of the cells of the spongy mesophyll and palisade mesophyll evaporates and diffuses out of the leaf. This process is called transpiration .
Detailed explanation-2: -Our results corroborate earlier predictions that most evaporation occurs from the epidermis at low light and moderate humidity but that the mesophyll contributes substantially when the leaf center is warmed by light absorption, and more so under high humidity.
Detailed explanation-3: -The process of loss of water from the surfaces of leaves through evaporation is called transpiration. Water evaporates from tiny pores on the surfaces of leaves called stomata. The concentration difference is important for the diffusion of water vapor into the atmosphere from the stomata.
Detailed explanation-4: -Evaporation from the mesophyll cells produces a negative water potential gradient that causes water to move upwards from the roots through the xylem. Inside the leaf at the cellular level, water on the surface of mesophyll cells saturates the cellulose microfibrils of the primary cell wall.
Detailed explanation-5: -Transpiration (evaporation) occurs because stomata are open to allow gas exchange for photosynthesis. As transpiration occurs, it deepens the meniscus of water in the leaf, creating negative pressure (also called tension or suction).