Transpiration, the Glossary
Transpiration is the process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts, such as leaves, stems and flowers.[1]
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67 relations: Adhesion, Agricultural hydrology, Amazon rainforest, Antitranspirant, Atmosphere of Earth, Boundary layer, Cactus, Canopy conductance, Capillary action, Carbon-fiber reinforced polymer, Cavitation, Cell (biology), Cohesion (chemistry), Crassulacean acid metabolism, Crop, Cuticle, Desert, Diffusion, Ecohydrology, Eddy covariance, Evaporation, Evapotranspiration, Flower, Gravity, Guard cell, Guttation, Hair, Humidity, Hydrostatics, Intermolecular force, Irrigation in viticulture, Latent heat, Leaf, Liquid, Lysimeter, Magnetic resonance imaging, Mass flow (life sciences), Matter, Osmosis, Osmotic pressure, Perspiration, Photosynthesis, Photosynthesis system, Plant, Plant cuticle, Plant nutrition, Plant stem, Potential gradient, Potometer, Pythium, ... Expand index (17 more) »
Adhesion
Adhesion is the tendency of dissimilar particles or surfaces to cling to one another.
See Transpiration and Adhesion
Agricultural hydrology
Agricultural hydrology is the study of water balance components intervening in agricultural water management, especially in irrigation and drainage. Transpiration and agricultural hydrology are hydrology.
See Transpiration and Agricultural hydrology
Amazon rainforest
The Amazon rainforest, also called Amazon jungle or Amazonia, is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America.
See Transpiration and Amazon rainforest
Antitranspirant
Antitranspirants are compounds applied to the leaves of plants to reduce transpiration. Transpiration and Antitranspirant are plant physiology.
See Transpiration and Antitranspirant
Atmosphere of Earth
The atmosphere of Earth is composed of a layer of gas mixture that surrounds the Earth's planetary surface (both lands and oceans), known collectively as air, with variable quantities of suspended aerosols and particulates (which create weather features such as clouds and hazes), all retained by Earth's gravity.
See Transpiration and Atmosphere of Earth
Boundary layer
In physics and fluid mechanics, a boundary layer is the thin layer of fluid in the immediate vicinity of a bounding surface formed by the fluid flowing along the surface.
See Transpiration and Boundary layer
Cactus
A cactus (cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1,750 known species of the order Caryophyllales.
Canopy conductance
Canopy conductance, commonly denoted g_c, is a dimensionless quantity characterizing radiation distribution in tree canopy. Transpiration and canopy conductance are plant physiology.
See Transpiration and Canopy conductance
Capillary action
Capillary action (sometimes called capillarity, capillary motion, capillary rise, capillary effect, or wicking) is the process of a liquid flowing in a narrow space in opposition to or at least without the assistance of any external forces like gravity. Transpiration and capillary action are hydrology.
See Transpiration and Capillary action
Carbon-fiber reinforced polymer
Carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (American English), carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers (Commonwealth English), carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics, carbon-fiber reinforced-thermoplastic (CFRP, CRP, CFRTP), also known as carbon fiber, carbon composite, or just carbon, are extremely strong and light fiber-reinforced plastics that contain carbon fibers.
See Transpiration and Carbon-fiber reinforced polymer
Cavitation
Cavitation in fluid mechanics and engineering normally refers to the phenomenon in which the static pressure of a liquid reduces to below the liquid's vapour pressure, leading to the formation of small vapor-filled cavities in the liquid.
See Transpiration and Cavitation
Cell (biology)
The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all forms of life.
See Transpiration and Cell (biology)
Cohesion (chemistry)
In chemistry and physics, cohesion, also called cohesive attraction or cohesive force, is the action or property of like molecules sticking together, being mutually attractive.
See Transpiration and Cohesion (chemistry)
Crassulacean acid metabolism, also known as CAM photosynthesis, is a carbon fixation pathway that evolved in some plants as an adaptation to arid conditions that allows a plant to photosynthesize during the day, but only exchange gases at night.
See Transpiration and Crassulacean acid metabolism
Crop
A crop is a plant that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence.
Cuticle
A cuticle, or cuticula, is any of a variety of tough but flexible, non-mineral outer coverings of an organism, or parts of an organism, that provide protection.
Desert
A desert is a landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions create unique biomes and ecosystems.
Diffusion
Diffusion is the net movement of anything (for example, atoms, ions, molecules, energy) generally from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration.
See Transpiration and Diffusion
Ecohydrology
Ecohydrology (from Greek οἶκος, oikos, "house(hold)"; ὕδωρ, hydōr, "water"; and -λογία, -logia) is an interdisciplinary scientific field studying the interactions between water and ecological systems. Transpiration and Ecohydrology are hydrology.
See Transpiration and Ecohydrology
Eddy covariance
The eddy covariance (also known as eddy correlation and eddy flux) is a key atmospheric measurement technique to measure and calculate vertical turbulent fluxes within atmospheric boundary layers.
See Transpiration and Eddy covariance
Evaporation
Evaporation is a type of vaporization that occurs on the surface of a liquid as it changes into the gas phase.
See Transpiration and Evaporation
Evapotranspiration
Evapotranspiration (ET) refers to the combined processes which move water from the Earth's surface (open water and ice surfaces, bare soil and vegetation) into the atmosphere. Transpiration and Evapotranspiration are hydrology.
See Transpiration and Evapotranspiration
Flower
A flower, also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae).
Gravity
In physics, gravity is a fundamental interaction which causes mutual attraction between all things that have mass.
Guard cell
Guard cells are specialized plant cells in the epidermis of leaves, stems and other organs that are used to control gas exchange.
See Transpiration and Guard cell
Guttation
Guttation is the exudation of drops of xylem and phloem sap on the tips or edges of leaves of some vascular plants, such as grasses, and also a number of fungi. Transpiration and Guttation are plant physiology.
See Transpiration and Guttation
Hair
Hair is a protein filament that grows from follicles found in the dermis.
Humidity
Humidity is the concentration of water vapor present in the air.
See Transpiration and Humidity
Hydrostatics
Fluid statics or hydrostatics is the branch of fluid mechanics that studies fluids at hydrostatic equilibrium and "the pressure in a fluid or exerted by a fluid on an immersed body".
See Transpiration and Hydrostatics
Intermolecular force
An intermolecular force (IMF) (or secondary force) is the force that mediates interaction between molecules, including the electromagnetic forces of attraction or repulsion which act between atoms and other types of neighbouring particles, e.g. atoms or ions.
See Transpiration and Intermolecular force
Irrigation in viticulture
Irrigation in viticulture is the process of applying extra water in the cultivation of grapevines.
See Transpiration and Irrigation in viticulture
Latent heat
Latent heat (also known as latent energy or heat of transformation) is energy released or absorbed, by a body or a thermodynamic system, during a constant-temperature process—usually a first-order phase transition, like melting or condensation.
See Transpiration and Latent heat
Leaf
A leaf (leaves) is a principal appendage of the stem of a vascular plant, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis. Transpiration and leaf are plant physiology.
Liquid
A liquid is a nearly incompressible fluid that conforms to the shape of its container but retains a nearly constant volume independent of pressure.
Lysimeter
A field lysimeter (from Greek λύσις (loosening) and the suffix -meter) is a cylindrical container filled with soil, which can be used to study the transport of water and material through the soil. Transpiration and lysimeter are plant physiology.
See Transpiration and Lysimeter
Magnetic resonance imaging
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to form pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes inside the body.
See Transpiration and Magnetic resonance imaging
Mass flow (life sciences)
In the life sciences, mass flow, also known as mass transfer and bulk flow, is the movement of fluids down a pressure or temperature gradient.
See Transpiration and Mass flow (life sciences)
Matter
In classical physics and general chemistry, matter is any substance that has mass and takes up space by having volume.
Osmosis
Osmosis is the spontaneous net movement or diffusion of solvent molecules through a selectively-permeable membrane from a region of high water potential (region of lower solute concentration) to a region of low water potential (region of higher solute concentration), in the direction that tends to equalize the solute concentrations on the two sides.
Osmotic pressure
Osmotic pressure is the minimum pressure which needs to be applied to a solution to prevent the inward flow of its pure solvent across a semipermeable membrane.
See Transpiration and Osmotic pressure
Perspiration
Perspiration, also known as sweat, is the fluid secreted by sweat glands in the skin of mammals.
See Transpiration and Perspiration
Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis is a system of biological processes by which photosynthetic organisms, such as most plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, convert light energy, typically from sunlight, into the chemical energy necessary to fuel their metabolism. Transpiration and Photosynthesis are plant physiology.
See Transpiration and Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis system
Photosynthesis systems are electronic scientific instruments designed for non-destructive measurement of photosynthetic rates in the field. Transpiration and Photosynthesis system are plant physiology.
See Transpiration and Photosynthesis system
Plant
Plants are the eukaryotes that form the kingdom Plantae; they are predominantly photosynthetic.
Plant cuticle
A plant cuticle is a protecting film covering the outermost skin layer (epidermis) of leaves, young shoots and other aerial plant organs (aerial here meaning all plant parts not embedded in soil or other substrate) that have no periderm. Transpiration and plant cuticle are plant physiology.
See Transpiration and Plant cuticle
Plant nutrition
Plant nutrition is the study of the chemical elements and compounds necessary for plant growth and reproduction, plant metabolism and their external supply. Transpiration and plant nutrition are plant physiology.
See Transpiration and Plant nutrition
Plant stem
A stem is one of two main structural axes of a vascular plant, the other being the root.
See Transpiration and Plant stem
Potential gradient
In physics, chemistry, a potential gradient is the local rate of change of the potential with respect to displacement, i.e. spatial derivative, or gradient.
See Transpiration and Potential gradient
Potometer
A potometer (from Greek ποτό. Transpiration and potometer are plant physiology.
See Transpiration and Potometer
Pythium
Pythium is a genus of parasitic oomycetes.
Rhizoctonia
Rhizoctonia is a genus of fungi in the order Cantharellales.
See Transpiration and Rhizoctonia
Scanning electron microscope
A scanning electron microscope (SEM) is a type of electron microscope that produces images of a sample by scanning the surface with a focused beam of electrons.
See Transpiration and Scanning electron microscope
Soil-plant-atmosphere continuum
The soil-plant-atmosphere continuum (SPAC) is the pathway for water moving from soil through plants to the atmosphere. Transpiration and soil-plant-atmosphere continuum are hydrology and plant physiology.
See Transpiration and Soil-plant-atmosphere continuum
Stoma
In botany, a stoma (stomata, from Greek στόμα, "mouth"), also called a stomate (stomates), is a pore found in the epidermis of leaves, stems, and other organs, that controls the rate of gas exchange between the internal air spaces of the leaf and the atmosphere. Transpiration and stoma are plant physiology.
Stomatal conductance
Stomatal conductance, usually measured in mmol m−2 s−1 by a porometer, estimates the rate of gas exchange (i.e., carbon dioxide uptake) and transpiration (i.e., water loss as water vapor) through the leaf stomata as determined by the degree of stomatal aperture (and therefore the physical resistances to the movement of gases between the air and the interior of the leaf). Transpiration and stomatal conductance are plant physiology.
See Transpiration and Stomatal conductance
Succulent plant
In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions.
See Transpiration and Succulent plant
Surface tension
Surface tension is the tendency of liquid surfaces at rest to shrink into the minimum surface area possible.
See Transpiration and Surface tension
Temperature
Temperature is a physical quantity that quantitatively expresses the attribute of hotness or coldness.
See Transpiration and Temperature
Tomato
The tomato is the edible berry of the plant Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as the tomato plant.
Transpiration stream
In plants, the transpiration stream is the uninterrupted stream of water and solutes which is taken up by the roots and transported via the xylem to the leaves where it evaporates into the air/apoplast-interface of the substomatal cavity. Transpiration and transpiration stream are plant physiology.
See Transpiration and Transpiration stream
Trichome
Trichomes are fine outgrowths or appendages on plants, algae, lichens, and certain protists.
See Transpiration and Trichome
Turgor pressure
Turgor pressure is the force within the cell that pushes the plasma membrane against the cell wall.
See Transpiration and Turgor pressure
Water
Water is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula. Transpiration and Water are hydrology.
Water potential
Water potential is the potential energy of water per unit volume relative to pure water in reference conditions. Transpiration and water potential are plant physiology.
See Transpiration and Water potential
WEAP
WEAP (the Water Evaluation and Planning system) is a model-building tool for water resource planning and policy analysis that is distributed at no charge to non-profit, academic, and governmental organizations in developing countries. Transpiration and WEAP are hydrology.
Xerophyte
A xerophyte (from Greek ξηρός xeros 'dry' + φυτόν phuton 'plant') is a species of plant that has adaptations to survive in an environment with little liquid water.
See Transpiration and Xerophyte
Xylem
Xylem is one of the two types of transport tissue in vascular plants, the other being phloem. Transpiration and Xylem are plant physiology.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transpiration
Also known as Corn sweat, Plant transpiration, Tarnspiration, Transpiration ratio, Transpire, Transpiring.
, Rhizoctonia, Scanning electron microscope, Soil-plant-atmosphere continuum, Stoma, Stomatal conductance, Succulent plant, Surface tension, Temperature, Tomato, Transpiration stream, Trichome, Turgor pressure, Water, Water potential, WEAP, Xerophyte, Xylem.