Trees suck. Notes on the physics of transpiration in trees

The Cohesion Theory of the ascent of water in trees is a quiet triumph of modern science. Besides hydrodynamics, the physics of transpiration involves capillarity, evaporation and osmosis — phenomena which all have a history of considerable theoretical confusion. The aim of this paper is to suppleme...

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Published inProgress in biophysics and molecular biology Vol. 195; pp. 71 - 86
Main Authors Brown, Harvey R., Sutton, Adrian P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2025
Subjects
Capillarity
Cohesion-Tension theory
Evaporation
Nano-confinement
Osmosis
Plant Transpiration - physiology
Transpiration
Trees - physiology
Water - metabolism
Cohesion-Tension theory
Nano-confinement
Transpiration
Osmosis
Evaporation
Capillarity
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Summary:The Cohesion Theory of the ascent of water in trees is a quiet triumph of modern science. Besides hydrodynamics, the physics of transpiration involves capillarity, evaporation and osmosis — phenomena which all have a history of considerable theoretical confusion. The aim of this paper is to supplement existing accounts of this physics in the plant science literature.
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ISSN:0079-6107
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DOI:10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2024.12.002