Plant Biology

The layer containing most of the chloroplasts where most photosynthesis occurs.

Vascular tissue that transports sugars and other organic nutrients throughout the plant.

Movement of sugars into phloem at a source.

Liquid containing dissolved substances transported through phloem.

Movement of sugars out of phloem at a sink.

The process by which plants use sunlight to produce glucose from carbon dioxide and water.

A substance that absorbs certain wavelengths of light and reflects others.

Microscopic cytoplasmic connections between neighboring plant cells.

Apparatus used to estimate plant water uptake.

Farming methods that use technology to apply water, fertilisers, and other resources more accurately.