Question

define translocation with respect to transport in plants

Answer 1

Translocation is the movement of materials from leaves to other tissues throughout the plant. Plants produce carbohydrates (sugars) in their leaves by photosynthesis, but nonphotosynthetic parts of the plant also require carbohydrates and other organic and nonorganic materials. For this reason, nutrients are translocated from sources (regions of excess carbohydrates, primarily mature leaves) to sinks (regions where the carbohydrate is needed). Some important sinks are roots, flowers, fruits, stems, and developing leaves. Leaves are particularly interesting in this regard because they are sinks when they are young and become sources later, when they are about half grown.

Answer 2

Define translocation with respect to transport in plants

• Translocation is the process by with nutrients that are found within the leaves of a plants are  moved from the leaves to other plant tissues through the plant.

• For instance, during photosynthesis, plants in their leaves produce carbohydrate, this carbohydrate is needed in other non photosynthetic parts of the plant hence through the process of translocation, plants are able to have nutrients in those other parts.

• Translocation takes place with the respect to the osmotic pressure.

• The nutrients move from the region where they are lowly concentrated to the regions where they are highly concentrated.

• Plants use this method to ensure that they get nutrients distributed in the entire plant.