These zucchini are suffering the effects of excessive transpiration. Water is lost through the plant's leaf stoma faster than the roots can extract it from the ground.
However, as soon as the plants are in the shade, they revive quite rapidly.
Sunday, 10 August 2008
Science in Real Life
This post, boys and girls, is all about transpiration.
These zucchini are suffering the effects of excessive transpiration. Water is lost through the plant's leaf stoma faster than the roots can extract it from the ground.
However, as soon as the plants are in the shade, they revive quite rapidly.
These zucchini are suffering the effects of excessive transpiration. Water is lost through the plant's leaf stoma faster than the roots can extract it from the ground.
However, as soon as the plants are in the shade, they revive quite rapidly.
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