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What is translocation. Please explain me in layman language.

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Translocation is a term used to describe the movement of materials within plants. For instance, when carbohydrates are produced in mature leaves, they must be moved to areas where they are needed, but cannot be produced. This is an example of translocation.

Translocation is a biological mechanism involving the transfer of water and other soluble nutrients from one part of the plant to another through the xylem and phloem, which occurs in all plants.

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Transport of the soluble photosynthesis product or food from the leaves to other plant parts is referred to as translocation.

Food molecules reach the part of the phloem termed the sieve tubes, for translocation, where they’re being moved up or down to all areas of the plant, such as the roots.

Translocation is accomplished by using ATP energy that offers the osmotic pressure necessary for food to travel upward and downward.


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