There are two kinds of conducting elements (i.e., transport tubes) found in the xylem: 1) tracheids and 2) vessels (Figure 6). Tracheids are smaller than vessels in both diameter and length ...

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the most commonly used parameter to study xylem water transport), mean vessel diameter (MVD) and mean hydraulic diameter with ...

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In a mature flowering plant or tree, most of the cells that make up the xylem are specialised cells called vessels. As water travels through the xylem in the stem and leaf, it is being replaced by ...

The sucrose is transported around the plant in phloem vessels. It needs to be able to reach all cells in the plant so that the sucrose can be converted back into glucose for respiration.